Finger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Israel

Finger Ranking

In the United States, the name Finger is the 7,616^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Finger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Zacharias Finger, who landed in America in 1709 2
Peter Finger, who landed in North Carolina in 1763 2
Valentine Finger, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1772 2
Valentin Finger, who arrived in America in 1785 2

Finger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johannes Finger, who landed in America in 1840 2
Christina Finger, who landed in America in 1843 2
Friedrich Finger, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
L Finger, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
Ludwig Finger, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Finger (post 1700) +

William J. H. Finger Jr., American politician, Mayor of Roseville, California, 1952-53 3
Mary Finger, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 3
Kennith Finger, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 3
Allen W. Finger, American politician, Candidate for borough President of Manhattan, New York, 1973 3
Eduard "Edi" Finger Jr. (1949-2021), Austrian sports journalist who worked for Radio Wien
Godfrey Finger, Czechoslovakian composer

Historic Events for the Finger family +

USS Arizona

Mr. William R. Finger, American Signalman First Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 4

The Finger Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Vigilance
Motto Translation: Vigilant.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html