Finkle Family History

Finkle Surname Meaning

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’. English: habitational name from Finghall in the North Yorkshire from an Old English personal name Fīn + halh ‘nook or corner of land>.

English: from Middle English fenkel finkel ‘fennel’ a plant grown for its medicinal and culinary uses. Compare Fennell.

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.

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Finkel.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Finkley, Ringle, Winkler, Tickle, Winkley, Tingle, Tinkler, Windle, Fink, Tinkle

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Where is the Finkle family from?

You can see how Finkle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Finkle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Finkle families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 53 Finkle families living in Durham. This was about 61% of all the recorded Finkle's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Finkle families in 1891.

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What did your Finkle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Finkle. 100% of Finkle men worked as a General labourer and 100% of Finkle women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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General labourer

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Unpaid domestic duties

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Finkle. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Finkle. For the veterans among your Finkle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Finkle lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Finkle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Finkle in 1954 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

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Finkle Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English fenkel finkel ‘fennel’ a plant grown for its medicinal and culinary uses. Compare Fennell.

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.

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Finkel.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Finkle family from?

What did your Finkle ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Finkle family records will you find?

What is the average Finkle lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Finkle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Finkle in 1954 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

Finkle Family History

Finkle Surname Meaning

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