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The meaning of Finder

German: from Middle High German vinder ‘inventor’, possibly a nickname for a teller of tall stories or a person of great ingenuity.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Finder in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Finder" has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 30,161 and had a count of 733, which was a proportion of 0.27 per 100k. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 36,838 with a count of 606, showing a decrease in proportion to 0.21 per 100k. This represents a change of -22.14 in rank, -17.33 in count, and -22.22 in proportion per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,161	#36,838	-22.14%
Count	733	606	-17.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.21	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Finder

On the other hand, the ethnicity of those carrying the Finder surname has shown some shifts during the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of people identifying as White remained fairly stable, moving slightly from 95.36% in 2000 to 95.71% in 2010, there were noticeable changes in other ethnic identities. The Hispanic population increased from 1.09% to 1.49%, marking a change of 36.70%. There was also a slight increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander representation at 0.83% in 2010, up from no representation in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as Black and those identifying with two or more races decreased by 19.51% and 39.63% respectively. There was no recorded change for American Indian and Alaskan Native identity holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	95.71%	0.37%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.49%	36.7%
Two or More Races	1.64%	0.99%	-39.63%
Black	1.23%	0.99%	-19.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%