Finkel

See also: finkel

English

Alternative forms

• Finkler

Etymology

Borrowed from German Finkel, from Yiddish פֿינקל (finkl, “spark”), from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funko, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.

Proper noun

Finkel (plural Finkels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Finkel is the 10487^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3060 individuals. Finkel is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 575.

Anagrams

• Finkle, elfkin