Explore the Family Name Finkle
The meaning of Finkle
1. English: habitational name (reflecting the pronunciation of the placename) for someone from Finchale in Durham, named from Old English finc ‘finch’ + halh ‘nook or corner of land’. 2. English: habitational name from Finghall in the North Yorkshire, from an Old English personal name Fīn + halh ‘nook or corner of land’. 3. English: from Middle English fenkel, finkel ‘fennel’, a plant grown for its medicinal and culinary uses. Compare Fennell. 4. English: or perhaps a topographic name from Middle English fenkel ‘corner, bend’, for someone who lived on a corner or sharp bend. The word survives in northern English dialect as fenkle. 5. Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Finkel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Finkle in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Finkle saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 14,680th with a count of 1,857 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, despite an increase in the number of individuals bearing the surname to 1,886, the rank had slipped to 15,520th. This illustrates a decline in popularity by 5.72% over the ten-year period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #14,680 | #15,520 | -5.72% |
| Count | 1,857 | 1,886 | 1.56% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.69 | 0.64 | -7.25% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Finkle
When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Finkle, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with the Finkle surname identified as white, albeit with a 2.55% decrease from 95.48% in 2000, to 93.05% in 2010. Interestingly, there were significant increases in those identifying as Hispanic (from 2.10% to 3.92%) and Black (from 0.70% to 1.06%). Those identifying as being of two or more races also increased from 0.92% to 1.38%. However, there were no reported changes in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.48% | 93.05% | -2.55% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% | 3.92% | 86.67% |
| Two or More Races | 0.92% | 1.38% | 50% |
| Black | 0.7% | 1.06% | 51.43% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |