Karppinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Dual origins +‎ -nen: Especially in Western Finland, from obsolete karppi (“a trader of the Hanseatic League; a German”), from Old Swedish garper. Especially in Eastern Finland, from (Karelian) vernacular forms of the Russian saint's name Полика́рп (Polikárp). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑrpːinen/, [ˈkɑ̝rpːine̞n] Rhymes: -ɑrpːinen Syllabification(key): Karp‧pi‧nen Hyphenation(key): Karp‧pi‧nen === Proper noun === Karppinen a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Karppinen is the 98th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,023 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===