as a Last Name
- 33,179
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Finch
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname from Middle English finch ‘finch’ (Old English finc). In the Middle Ages this bird had a reputation for stupidity. It may perhaps also in part represent a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and sold them as songsters or for the cooking pot. The surname is found in all parts of Britain but is most common in Lancashire. See also Fink.
| 1,063rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 33,179
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Finch per capita
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