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Finnish names come from a variety of dissimilar traditions that were consolidated only in the early 20th century. The first national act on names came into force in ...
Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 904 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of Finnish origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. ... Repo (name) Rovanperä ...
Lehtola is a Finnish surname. Geographical distribution. As of 2014, 84.6% of all known bearers of the surname Lehtola were residents of Finland ...
By custom, all Finnish-speaking persons who were able to get a position of some status in urban or learned society, discarded their Finnish name, adopting a Swedish, German or (in the case of clergy) Latin surname. In the case of enlisted soldiers, the new name was given regardless of the wishes of the individual.
Pages in category "Finnish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 233 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1906-1907 name change process in Finland was an example for Estonianizing family names in Estonia. Although the law enabled that since 1919, the mass changes took place at the same time than the second wave in Finland, in 1935-1940, and a similar law to facilitate changing one's family name was passed just two weeks earlier than in Finland.
Pages in category "Finnish feminine given names" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.