Finlayson (surname)

Finlayson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a patronymic form of the name Finlay.

People surnamed Finlayson include:


 * Alan Finlayson, British political and social theorist
 * Alex Finlayson (born 1951), American playwright
 * Cathryn Finlayson (born 1988), New Zealand Olympic field hockey player
 * Charles Finlayson (New Zealand athlete) (1889–1943), New Zealand cricketer and rugby league player
 * Chris Finlayson (born 1956), Former New Zealand Attorney-General and MP
 * Colin Finlayson (1903–1955), Canadian Olympic rower
 * David Finlayson (1954), American classical musician and member of the New York Philharmonic
 * George Finlayson (1790–1823), Scottish naturalist and traveller
 * Gordon Finlayson, British philosopher
 * Graham Finlayson (1932–1999), British photographer
 * Hedley Herbert Finlayson (1895–1991), Australian mammalogist
 * Hugh Finlayson (1810–1889), Ontario businessman and politician
 * Iain Finlayson (1951–1990), British Olympic Alpine skier
 * Innes Finlayson (1889–1980), New Zealand Rugby union player
 * James Finlayson (industrialist) (1771–1852), Scottish industrialist
 * James Finlayson (actor) (1887–1953), Scottish-American actor
 * Jeremy Finlayson (born 1996), Australian rules football player
 * John Harvey Finlayson (1843–1915), South Australian newspaper editor
 * Roderick David Finlayson (1904–1992), New Zealand architectural draughtsman and writer
 * Rob Finlayson, Manitoba judge
 * William Finlayson (Australian politician) (1867–1955), Australian politician
 * William Finlayson (Canadian politician) (1875–?), cabinet minister in Ontario
 * William Finlayson (churchman) (1813–1897), South Australian pioneer