Laitinen

Borrowed from Finnish Laitinen.

Laitinen (plural Laitinens)

1. A surname from Finnish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laitinen is the 33695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Laitinen is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laitinen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 382.

Recorded in both western and eastern Finland. Probably from an obsolete form of some Germanic given name (akin to Old High German Letho, Laitu, Ladila, English Leath, Lathall, German Lethe, Old Swedish Ledhe, possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną) +‎ -nen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯tinen/,
• Rhymes: -ɑitinen
• Hyphenation^(key): Lai‧ti‧nen

Laitinen

1. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

• Laitila

• Laitinen is the 22^nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 12,364 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• iltainen