Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword finch.
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Cois Italian
Possibly from the name of a lost town, Coni. Alternately, may be from dialectical words meaning "to cook" or "finch", referring to an occupation or nickname.
Fincham English
habitational name from a place in Norfolk so called from Old English finc "finch" and ham "homestead".
Finck English, German
From the German word for "finch" a type of bird
Finco Venetian
From Venetian finco "finch", possibly a nickname for someone considered shrewd or cunning.
Fink German, Slovene, English, Jewish
Nickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene Šinkovec which is from šcinkovec or šcinkavec meaning "finch".
Finkley English
From Finkley, a hamlet in Hampshire, England, derived from Old English finc meaning "finch" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Pinson Jewish, Russian
Derived from Spanish "pinzon", meaning "finch".
Pinson French
From Old French pinson "finch" a nickname applied to someone who whistles or sings like a finch or to a bright and cheerful person.
Vint Estonian
Vint is an Estonian surname meaning "finch".