Finkelstein

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿינקעלשטיין (finkelshteyn), from Old High German funko (“spark”) with stein (“stone”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋ.kəlˌstaɪn/, /ˈfɪŋ.kəlˌstin/[1]

Proper noun

Finkelstein (plural Finkelsteins)

  1. A surname from Yiddish. [19th c.]

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Finkelstein is the 7258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4591 individuals. Finkelstein is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/finkelstein/submitted
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