Fincham Surname

91,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fincham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fincham,' a parish in Norfolk.

Nigellus de Fincham, Norfolk, temp. William II: History of Norfolk.

William de Fincham, Norfolk, 52 Henry III: ibid.

Thomas de Fincham, Norfolk, 22 Edward III: ibid.

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Fincham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2271:162,75716,568
England1,7371:32,0774,274
South Africa6371:85,05110,461
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Wales291:106,7088,358
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8381:29,0883,925
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Fincham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fincham,' a parish in Norfolk.

Nigellus de Fincham, Norfolk, temp. William II: History of Norfolk.

William de Fincham, Norfolk, 52 Henry III: ibid.

Thomas de Fincham, Norfolk, 22 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Fincham, of Fincham, Norfolk, 1550: ibid.

John de Fincham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Fincham, Norfolk, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Fincham (Norf.) spelling the same in the nth and 13th centuries = Finc’s Home or Estate [Old English finc, a finch; hám, home, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Finchams of Fincham Hall, Norfolk, owned property in Brantham, Suffolk, in the 16th century (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fincham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fincham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fincham is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fincham.

How Common Is The Last Name Fincham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,326th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,389,957 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Fincham are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,227 people, or 1 in 162,757. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 27 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and West Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Fincham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fincham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fincham last name grew 1,674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fincham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fincham last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fincham last name are 27.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fincham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning R 274,716 per year; in United States they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $41,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $52,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finchham934/
Finchamm933/
Fintcham930/
Fncham921/
Finchan8616/
Finchom861/
Fimcham861/
Fencham861/
Finkham860/
Finsham860/
Finchain800/
Fincan771,294/
Fincom771/
Finjam771/
Foinchang752/
Fensham71690/
Fincean7128/
Finchon711/
Findcan711/
Finkhan710/
Finncan710/
Phinkham6735/
Vincheim679/
Phinchan676/
Phuncham676/
Findzhan671/
Fentsham671/
Finchong671/
Finkhain670/

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Fincham Reference & Research

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