# Finch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/finch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname, from finch as a byname or for a catcher and seller of finches.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,769 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,141 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,034 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (29,703 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɪnt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Finch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Finch in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Finland.

## People named Finch

- Peter Finch, British-Australian actor (1916–1977)
- Aaron Finch, Australian cricketer
- Jennie Finch, American softball player (born 1980)
- Jon Finch, British actor (1941/1942–2012)
- Flora Finch, British-born film actress (1867-1940)
- Chris Finch, American basketball player-coach
- Jennifer Finch, American musician, designer and photographer (1966–2026)
- Rachael Finch, Australian model
- Alfred William Finch, Belgian born, Finnish painter and ceramist (1854-1930)
- Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, British countess and poet (1661-1720)
- Robert Finch, American politician (1925–1995)
- George Finch, Australian chemist and mountaineer (1888–1970)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fink, Finck, Funk, Fong, Feng, Fang, Fung, Funes, Fenwick, Finke, Fenske, Funke.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.