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

Finneyfrock, 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 Finneyfrock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Finneyfrock in America

Finneyfrock is the 144141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Finneyfrock surname appeared 115 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 Finneyfrock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Finneyfrock 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 Finneyfrock

The surname Finneyfrock has its origins in Germany, with records indicating it first emerged in the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German words "finne" meaning "pine" and "frock" meaning "coat" or "frock," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to someone who wore a pine-colored coat or frock.

One of the earliest known references to the name Finneyfrock can be found in the parish records of the town of Oberammergau in Bavaria, dated 1587. These records mention a certain Hans Finneyfrock, a local farmer. In the early 17th century, the name also appears in the town records of Mittenwald, another Bavarian town near the Austrian border.

The name Finneyfrock is linked to several notable individuals throughout history. In the late 18th century, Johann Finneyfrock (1752-1832) was a prominent clockmaker and watchmaker in the town of Schwabach, near Nuremberg. His intricate timepieces were highly sought after by the local nobility and wealthy merchants.

During the 19th century, the Finneyfrock name gained prominence in the United States, particularly in Pennsylvania and Ohio. One of the earliest recorded American Finneyfrocks was Jacob Finneyfrock (1792-1867), a farmer and miller who settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1800s.

Another noteworthy figure was Wilhelm Finneyfrock (1818-1893), a German-born artist and engraver who immigrated to the United States in the 1840s. He is best known for his detailed engravings of American landscapes and cityscapes, which captured the rapidly changing urban and rural scenery of the mid-19th century.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Finneyfrock name was also associated with several prominent educators and academics. One such individual was Professor Emma Finneyfrock (1856-1924), who served as the head of the English department at Oberlin College in Ohio for over three decades.

Throughout its history, the surname Finneyfrock has been subject to various spelling variations, including Finneyfrock, Finnyfrock, Finneyfrok, and Finneyfrocke. These variations likely arose from regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time, particularly in the early modern period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Finneyfrock

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

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

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