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Finger Name Meaning

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle English, Middle High German, Yiddish finger (modern German Finger), probably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant. As a Jewish name, it can also be an ornamental name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Fringer, Finner, Singer, Ginger, Dinger, Ringer, Binger, Frager

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Finger Family Origin

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Finger Family Occupations

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  • Factory Hand

    50%

  • Farm Labourer

    25%

  • Millwright

    25%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Finger family was Millwright. Factory Hand and Farm Labourer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Finger. The most common Finger occupation in Canada was Factory Hand. 50% of Finger's were Factory Hands.

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Finger Life Expectancy

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