Peltonen

== Finnish == === Etymology === From pelto (“field”) +‎ -nen. The surname mainly came about in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Western Finland during the Fennicization and adoption of surnames, but may be much older in parts of South Karelia, and is attested since the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeltonen/, [ˈpe̞l̪t̪o̞ne̞n] Rhymes: -eltonen Syllabification(key): Pel‧to‧nen Hyphenation(key): Pel‧to‧nen === Proper noun === Peltonen a Finnish surname from landscape ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Peltola Peltomaa Peltomäki Peltoniemi ==== Statistics ==== Peltonen is the 56th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 7,960 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===