Finkley
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English
Etymology
From Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Finchley.
Proper noun
Finkley (countable and uncountable, plural Finkleys)
- A hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU387234).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Finkley is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Finkley is most common among Black/African American (79.8%) and White (14.02%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 575.