The Fincher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,951 people carried this name — #4,466 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,898 in 2000.

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In print

Fincher in American newspapers,
1901.

Newspaper page from The Colfax Gazette carrying the name Fincher
The Colfax Gazette 1901-10-18
Newspaper page from The Colfax Gazette carrying the name Fincher
The Colfax Gazette 1901-11-15
Newspaper page from The Colfax Gazette carrying the name Fincher
The Colfax Gazette 1901-11-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 265,100 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fincher in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,748 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fincher. The most, 455, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 935
New South Wales 663
Queensland 66
South Australia 62
ACT (Canberra) 6
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 5
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fincher.

Who carried it

People named Fincher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charlie Fincher
    Charlie Fincher 1892–1915 · Australian rules football player
  • Dick Fincher
    Dick Fincher 1927–2002 · politician
  • Jack Fincher 1904–1970 · Australian rules football player
  • Jack Fincher 1930–2003 · screenwriter
  • Noel Fincher 1944–2016 · Australian rules football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Fincher,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States393 records

393 records of the Fincher name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 270
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 21
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter B. Fincher

    Born 1912 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roy L. Fincher

    Born 1932; from Randolph County, Alabama. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fanny Fincher

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Saint James from London, aged 40; servant. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 393 records for Fincher in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia144 records

144 records of the Fincher name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 73
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 55
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Fincher

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the England, arriving 1826.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Fincher

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Torilla, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stanley Boyd Hamilton Fincher

    Gentleman of Wonthaggi, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Fincher in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Fincher name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. E. Fincher

    Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Fincher

    Worcestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Fincher

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Fincher in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Fincher name in Canada City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sadie Fincher

    Buried in 1976 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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