Language(s) | Finnish |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "rapids", derived from koski ("rapids, whitewater") |
Region of origin | Finland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Koskinen, Koskela |
Koski is a surname of Laine type originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "rapids"). Notable people with the surname include:
Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Keaton is an Old English surname derived from a place name meaning "place of hawks"; less commonly used as a given name.
Poulsen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Poul". The form Paulsen is a less common cognate.
McCaffrey, sometimes spelled Caffrey or McCaffery, is an Irish surname. It is found mostly in the Counties Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Tyrone in the north west of Ireland. Ballymccaffrey is a townland outside Tempo in county Fermanagh. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic names Mac Gafraidh, Mac Gofraidh, which mean "son of Gafraidh", "son of Gofraidh". The Gaelic names are forms of the Old Norse Guðfróðr. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Palin is a name of British origin, either English or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn or a reference to the English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Palling, Norfolk. Independently of this, Palin also is a Swedish language surname that occurs in Sweden and Finland.
Dahlström, Dahlstrom or Dalström is a Swedish surname, Norwegian version is Dahlstrøm. It derives from the Swedish/Norwegian words dal which means valley and ström/strøm which means stream.
Kosky is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Haglund is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the fifth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the sixth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland, where it is the ninth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hedberg is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Virtanen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the second most common surname. The surname is the namesake of the "Virtanen type" of Finnish surnames.
As a nickname, JJ, J.J., or J. J. may refer to:
Sinisalo is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Nykopp is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Peltola is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Koval is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world. Notable people with the name include:
Sampo is a Finnish given name. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: