The koivisto Surname
koivisto Name Meaning and History
Finnish: from koivu ‘birch tree’ + the local suffix
-sto, i.e. ‘birch wood or forest’, originally a habitational
name dating back to the 15th century, from a farm so named for its
location; later it was also adopted as a translation of Swedish names
such as Björklund (see Bjorklund).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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