The jokela Surname
jokela Name Meaning and History
Finnish: from joki ‘river’ + the local suffix -la,
originally a habitational name from any of various farmsteads named
for their riverside location. During the name conversion movement from
Swedish in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was adopted as a
replacement by Finns with Swedish surnames, especially those
containing Swedish ström ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| my relatives | beth [fladeland] whitaker | 7 |
| Jokela Family from Minnesota |
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| Jokela-Nickolai |
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| Sulo Armas Jokela (2/11/1889-2/12/1923) |
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| Jokela Kotitjarvi/Jarvi Reunion |
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| Jokela Anderson Sommers |
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| Edwin Armas [Jokela] Oja, 1921-2001 |
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