Finch is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Finch
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Finch is the variant of the Vince. A 'nurse-name' of Vincent.

Perhaps a corruption of Vincent. Vincent Herbert of Winchelsea, 20 Edward I. bore the alias of Finch. The early pedigree of the Earl of Winchelsea's family is very obscure. Their former surname was Herbert, and one of the earliest if not the first who was known as Finch was this very Vincent. The family had previously borne their father's name, as Herbertus filius Herberti, etc. In the Hundred Rolls, the spelling is Fynch; in 13 Edw. III., Vynche. In Sussex, the baptismal name Vincent is often corrupted to Winch or Vinch.

Dweller at the sign of the finch; the simple-minded person.

The lastname is variant form of Vink. A west-country form of Fink.

How popular is Finch?

Finch is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Israel, Spain, Russia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, France.

Finch is ranked 7876 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Finch bearers increased by 3.59 per cent in 2010 US census to 30769 since 2000, the surname slipped by 65 spots and ranked at 1141. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.76 81.27
Black 15.46 14.84
Hispanic or Latino 2.61 1.54
Others 2.01 1.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.67 0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49 0.42
Finch is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 72195 people have been found who wears Finch as their family name. Finch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Finch:
1,072 United States40,878
389 England19,014
Countries with thousands of Finch:
795 Australia4,923
1,932 Canada2,816
Countries with hundreds of Finch:
9,038 South Africa747
1,067 New Zealand710
802 Wales431
2,076 Scotland314
5,222 Israel225
16,788 Spain174
70,339 Russia164
14,347 Zimbabwe151
3,091 Ireland121
84,246 France102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,335 Northern Ireland99
1,891 Trinidad and Tobago92
129,613 Thailand88
164 Saint Kitts and Nevis69
86,120 Germany58
112,199 Philippines58
36,360 Netherlands55
261 Guernsey51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
405 United States Virgin Islands47
130,362 Brazil42
12,075 Chile38
3,758 Jamaica35
15,299 Denmark31
496 Antigua and Barbuda29
346,896 India29
14,967 Kuwait29
12,265 Portugal28
10,313 Singapore26
92,783 Argentina24
1,021 Malta24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
20,300 Finland21
5,175 Luxembourg20
44,644 Austria19
14,725 Qatar19
653 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19
48,523 Belarus18
29,080 Norway18
57,838 Papua New Guinea18
1,193 Jersey17
45,338 Sweden16
105,022 Italy15
69,774 Belgium13
46,196 Switzerland12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
45,659 Japan11
102,971 Malaysia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,027 Ecuador9
3,802 Hong Kong9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
3,029 Guam8
24,009 Malawi8
268 Nauru8
1,091 South Korea8
97,842 Czechia7
2,387 Isle of Man7
146,768 Poland7
64 Norfolk Island6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Rach. Finch worked as maid and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 16 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Rochester and arrived on May 8, 1846. Mary Finch, aged 15, 21 years old George Finch, 23 years old Eliza Finch, Hugh Finch (27) Workman, Immigrant Elizabeth Finch, 3 years old Alice Finch, 1 year old Mary Finch, Joseph Finch, aged 25, and 15 other Finch around 33.33% of whom were servant while others worked as workman and farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

16 years old farmer Margaretha Finch who was residing in Germany migrated to Buffalo on July 13, 1852 by Fortuna put out from Bremen. Farmer Herm. Finch, Johannes Finch (15) Joiner, Paul Finch, aged 22, 7 years old Carl Finch, Eduarrd Finch (9 months old), Gustav Finch, aged 6, 11 years old Hanna Finch, 4 years old Henriette Finch, and 14 other Finch around 35.29% of whom were farmer while others worked as joiner and daughter, laborer, merchant migrated to US from London, Bremen and Hamburg.

Finch Namesakes

  • Sheila Finch, American author of science fiction and fantasy
  • John Finch, 1st Baron Finch, English judge
  • Mark Finch, English promoter of LGBT cinema
  • Catrin Finch, Welsh harpist, arranger and composer
  • Horace Finch, English pianist and organist
  • Spencer Finch, American artist
  • Harold Finch, Welsh Labour Party politician born in Barry
  • Alfred William Finch, ceramist and painter
  • Isaac Finch, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Peter Finch, English-Australian actor
  • Stanley Finch, first director of the Bureau of Investigation
  • Jennie Finch, American, former collegiate All-American and medal winning Olympian
  • Cliff Finch, American politician
  • Norman Augustus Finch, Royal Marines soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Flora Finch, English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress
  • Frederick J. Finch, thirteenth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position
  • Jennifer Finch, American musician and photographer
  • James Finch, American businessman
  • Jon Finch, English stage and film actor
  • Kerry Finch, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house for the electoral division of Rosevears
  • Paul Finch, English author and scriptwriter
  • Albert Finch, British boxer from Croydon in South London
  • Brett Finch, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s
  • Larry Finch, player and coach for the University of Memphis men's basketball team
  • Janet Finch, British sociologist and academic administrator
  • Andy Finch, American snowboarder
  • Florence Finch, Filipino-American member of the World War II resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines
  • Carl Finch, guitarist, keyboardist, accordionist, vocalist
  • Charles B. Finch, American businessman and lawyer
  • Aaron Finch, Australian international cricketer
  • Charles Finch, American author and literary critic
  • Steve Finch, former professional American football player
  • Joel Finch, former pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Annie Finch, American poet, writer, editor, translator, playwright

Finch Namesakes

  • Sheila Finch, American author of science fiction and fantasy
  • John Finch, 1st Baron Finch, English judge
  • Mark Finch, English promoter of LGBT cinema
  • Catrin Finch, Welsh harpist, arranger and composer
  • Horace Finch, English pianist and organist
  • Spencer Finch, American artist
  • Harold Finch, Welsh Labour Party politician born in Barry
  • Alfred William Finch, ceramist and painter
  • Isaac Finch, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Peter Finch, English-Australian actor
  • Stanley Finch, first director of the Bureau of Investigation
  • Jennie Finch, American, former collegiate All-American and medal winning Olympian
  • Cliff Finch, American politician
  • Norman Augustus Finch, Royal Marines soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Flora Finch, English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress
  • Frederick J. Finch, thirteenth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position
  • Jennifer Finch, American musician and photographer
  • James Finch, American businessman
  • Jon Finch, English stage and film actor
  • Kerry Finch, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house for the electoral division of Rosevears
  • Paul Finch, English author and scriptwriter
  • Albert Finch, British boxer from Croydon in South London
  • Brett Finch, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s
  • Larry Finch, player and coach for the University of Memphis men's basketball team
  • Janet Finch, British sociologist and academic administrator
  • Andy Finch, American snowboarder
  • Florence Finch, Filipino-American member of the World War II resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines
  • Carl Finch, guitarist, keyboardist, accordionist, vocalist
  • Charles B. Finch, American businessman and lawyer
  • Aaron Finch, Australian international cricketer
  • Charles Finch, American author and literary critic
  • Steve Finch, former professional American football player
  • Joel Finch, former pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Annie Finch, American poet, writer, editor, translator, playwright

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