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Koskinen

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Koskinen
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaningderived from koski ("rapids, whitewater")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Koski, Koskela

Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, koski means "rapids"), where it is the ninth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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  • Koskinen, a Finnish crime drama television series
  • Koskinen Stadium, a lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Duke University, named for John Koskinen

References

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  1. ^ As of April 2012, "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu