Fincke: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

It is easy to miss Fincke in an index if you only search for Finke. Its meaning, shared with Finke, is “Finch (cheerful person)”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Fincke surname had 298 bearers.
• Related forms: Fincken, Finckh and Finken.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Records show Fincke as one of the forms Finke took over time.
• Fincke sounds close to Finck and Fink, so it can help to search both.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Finke surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Fincke surname pack.