Finnemore Family History

English:: from Old French fin ‘fine splendid’ + amour ‘love’. This surname is also found in Ireland Gaelicized as Fionamúr recorded in Leinster as early as the 13th century.

Habitational name from Finmere Oxfordshire (from Old English fīna ‘wood-pecker’ + mere ‘pool lake’ meaning ‘pool frequented by wood-peckers’) or Fenemere (also known as Fennymere) in Baschurch Shropshire (derived from Old English fyne ‘mould’ + mere ‘pool lake’ meaning ‘mouldy lake’).

Perhaps also from one or more of the following places in Buckinghamshire: Finemere Wood in Quainton, Fenemore's Farm in Oakley, and Finnamore Farm in Ibstone.