Paavola

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Finnish

Meaning & History

Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la. Both the farm name and the surname can be traced back to the 15th century. The surname occurs chiefly in western Finland.
Added 12/30/2015 by cutenose