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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Finnish : probably from a place name or farm name of Germanic (Swedish or German) origin. This name is found chiefly in central–western Finland, where there are old place names like Buldar and Pollarby and old farm names like Pollar and Pollare, all thought to be of Germanic origin.

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