Fincher Surname

42,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,276 people bear this surname

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

Fincher Surname Definition:

(English) Finch-Catcher, Finch- Fancier [Middle English fincher; Old English finc, a finch + the agential. suff. -ere]

Fincher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1711:32,4464,049
England4621:120,60212,205
Australia4591:58,8147,139
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Israel181:475,42436,085
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2311:40,7954,792

Fincher (68) may also be a first name.

Fincher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Finch-Catcher, Finch- Fancier [Middle English fincher; Old English finc, a finch + the agential. suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who trained and sold finches.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fincher: the bird-catcher who provided finches that were in great favour with our forefathers as cage-birds. The surnames Fincher and Finch remain.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Fincher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fincher (Russian: Финчер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fincher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 42,444th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 593,642 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Fincher live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name globally It is held by 68 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,171 people, or 1 in 32,446. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Georgia, where 17 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Fincher is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Fincher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fincher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fincher surname increased 907 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fincher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fincher last name are 25.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Fincher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $47,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finscher9315/
Fintcher932/
Finchher931/
Pfincher931/
Finncher930/
Finchert930/
Finche9240/
Fincer9237/
Fncher920/
Finschger882/
Fencher8698/
Fincker8687/
Vincher869/
Finches867/
Finsher866/
Funcher862/
Finchet862/
Fyncher861/
Fhinche861/
Feinche861/
Foinche861/
Fince83865/
Fintschger827/
Fincherova821/
Finchett80120/
Phincher801/
Finsheer801/
Finsches801/
Fenscher801/
Fenchere800/
Finchess800/
Finger7726,631/
Finzer77410/
Finker77169/
Vinche77156/
Fencer77130/
Finchi7783/
Finser7760/
Fincha7737/
Finjer777/
Fience774/
Fenche774/
Finces772/
Fincey770/
Finshe770/
Fendscher750/
Fnce731/
Finschi71257/
Voinche71128/
Fencker71104/
Fnkheer7184/
Vincker7145/
Fingert7143/
Vinczer7136/
Fenchea7135/
Finchis7130/
Fingere7129/
Fingier7128/
Finchio7123/
Vencher7112/
Feinger716/
Fintser714/
Fintzer713/
Finkier712/
Foinger712/
Finsheh711/
Fensche711/
Pfinger711/
Fincich711/
Fincojr711/
Fingerr711/
Finsech711/
Fensher711/
Fienker711/
Fenches711/
Finquer711/
Vinchir711/
Foinchi711/
Finkert711/
Fentschert710/
Finshes710/
Fienzer710/
Fenchet710/
Fincess710/
Femcher710/
Vinchie710/
Vinckier67880/
Finze67589/
Finci67225/
Finge67109/
Fence6791/
Finse6711/
Fincy6710/
Finje674/
Finchuha671/
Vőfinger671/
Finchiss671/
Pffinger671/

Fincher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fincher in the Russian language
Финчерfincer-

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Fincher Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fincher
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