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ojala Name Meaning and History

Finnish: from oja ‘ditch’, ‘channel’ + the local suffix -la, a habitational name from any of the numerous farms so named throughout Finland, early settlement of the country having been concentrated along waterways. The oldest record of the family name is from the 15th century.

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Distribution of ojala Families in the US in 1920
Number of ojala families
 16-29
 6-15
 1-5
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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