Karen Finneyfrock: Hello, my name is Karen Finneyfrock. When I introduce myself to people, I often say that's Finneyfrock, all one word, no hyphen. Those are the two most common questions I get about my last name, but people also ask me what kind of last name it is. Finneyfrock is a Pennsylvania Dutch name. The Pennsylvania Dutch were people who immigrated to the United States from Germany, actually the Alsace region of Germany. They mostly immigrated to Pennsylvania, to Maryland, and parts of the Shenandoah Valley. I grew up in Maryland.