Find out how popular the last name Fincham is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fincham.

Fincham, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fincham surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fincham in America

Fincham is the 13646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fincham surname appeared 2,219 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fincham.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fincham to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fincham

The surname Fincham has its origins in England, specifically in the county of Norfolk. It is believed to have emerged during the late 12th or early 13th century. The name is derived from the Old English words "finc," meaning a finch bird, and "ham," meaning a homestead or village. Therefore, the literal meaning of Fincham is "the homestead or village where finches are found."

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Fincham can be found in the Feet of Fines, a legal document from Norfolk dated 1198, which mentions a person named Robert de Fincham. This suggests that the name was already in use by the end of the 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk, a census-like record from 1273, which lists several individuals with the surname Fincham. This provides evidence that the name was well-established in the region by that time.

The name Fincham is also associated with the village of the same name in Norfolk, which was once known as "Fincham-next-Downham." This indicates that the surname likely originated from this particular location.

One notable figure in history with the surname Fincham was Robert Fincham, a 14th-century English clergyman who served as the Dean of York from 1349 to 1370. Another individual of note was John Fincham, a 16th-century English Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in 1556 for his religious beliefs during the reign of Queen Mary I.

In the 17th century, Edward Fincham (1597-1665) was a prominent English churchman who served as the Dean of York from 1638 to 1651. He was also involved in the English Civil War and was briefly imprisoned for his support of King Charles I.

Moving into the 18th century, John Fincham (1725-1795) was a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and later became a Member of Parliament.

In the 19th century, Henry Fincham (1813-1888) was a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Church of St. Barnabas in Pimlico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fincham

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fincham.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fincham was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fincham has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fincham was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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