Lampinen
Lampinen is a Finnish surname. As of 2013, there were almost 10,000 people registered in Finland with this surname.[1] It is a derivation of the Finnish word "lampi" (English: pond), that also occurs as surname in Finland, and it means one who lives by a pond. As a surname it appears both as an old, traditional surname in Eastern Finland and as a new, recently adopted surname in Western Finland.[2]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Lampinen include:
- Petteri Lampinen, Finnish bandy player
- Simo Lampinen, Finnish rally driver
See also
References
- ↑ http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
- ↑ Pirjo Mikkonen, Sirkka Paikkala: Sukunimet.
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