The fink Surname
fink Name Meaning and History
German, Slovenian, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a
lively and cheerful person, or, in the case of the Jewish name, an
ornamental name, from a Germanic word meaning ‘finch’ (see
Finch). As a Slovenian surname, it may also be a translation
into German of the Slovenian surname Šinkovec (from an old
spelling of šcinkovec or šcinkavec ‘finch’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Charles B. Fink, Pennsylvania |
 pdavis944
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| Surname Fink |
cscameron
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| not getting any leads on family history..need help |
goofygigles
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| Looking for Fink Family | Traci Green (fink) | 19 |
| Finks from PA |
garyblack
| 5 |
| Frederick Fink from Indiana/ Nanie Louise |
ClaudiaMB
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| JOHANN FINK (GOSSLIWIL, SWITZERLAND) 1840 |
GerrieLee
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| fink name | Wendel Fink | 2 |
| Fink Family in Central Pennsylvania | Luke Fink | 48 |
| Philadelphia Finks |
lisa0801
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