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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Finnish (Keränen) : possibly from Keräpää, a nickname for a bald person or someone with a round head and/or with closely cropped hair, + the common surname suffix -nen. In eastern Finland the name dates back to the 16th century.

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