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Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 908 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Pages in category "Surnames of Finnish origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In the old Finnish system, women were standardly given matronyms, while men were given patronyms, for example, Ainontytär (female) or Pekanpoika (male). Since the 19th century the system of inherited family names has been used, however, and today nearly all Finns have inherited surnames.
In Finland, a person must have a surname and at least one given name with up to four given names permitted. Surnames are inherited either patrilineally or matrilineally, while given names are usually chosen by a person's parents. Finnish names come from a variety of dissimilar traditions that were consolidated only in the early 20th century ...
The name of the type was introduced by Finnish expert in naming Sirkka Paikkala after the surname Virtanen, the most common surname of this type. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Until 2009 Virtanen was the most common surname in Finland, later superseded by Korhonen , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] which is of unknown origin).
Surnames of Finnish origin (1 C, 100 P) N. Surnames of Norwegian origin (1 C, 55 P) S. Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 61 P) Pages in category "Surnames of ...
The regional distribution of surnames within Spain was homogenized mostly through internal migrations, especially since 1950. Names typical of the old crown of Castile have become the most common all over the country. Most of the common Spanish patronymic surnames were introduced in Spain during the fifth to seventh centuries by the Visigoths.