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

Finical, 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 Finical surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Finical in America

Finical is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Finical surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Finical.

We can also compare 2010 data for Finical 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 Finical

The surname Finical is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Old English word "finicel," meaning "delicate" or "fastidious." It is thought to have been initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with a particularly refined or particular nature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Finical can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Essex from the year 1285, where a person named Ricardus Finicel is mentioned. This suggests that the surname had already been established by the late 13th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Finical appeared in various historical records across England. For example, in the Register of the University of Oxford from 1587, a student named John Finical is listed as having matriculated at Brasenose College.

In the early 17th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Sir Robert Finical (1583-1659), a prominent English lawyer and Member of Parliament who served as Solicitor-General during the reign of King Charles I.

Another individual of note was William Finical (1610-1680), an English clergyman who served as the Dean of York from 1660 until his death. He was known for his scholarly work on ecclesiastical history.

The surname Finical also has ties to certain place names in England. For instance, the village of Finical Green in Berkshire is believed to have been named after a family of that surname who resided in the area during the medieval period.

Other historical figures with the surname Finical include Mary Finical (1732-1804), a noted English diarist and author, and George Finical (1789-1867), a prominent British naval officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became an Admiral of the Blue.

It is worth noting that the surname Finical has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Finnical, Finnicall, and Fynnycall, among others. These variations reflect the evolving nature of English spelling and pronunciation throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Finical

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

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 Finical 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 Finical 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 Finical was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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