Tammisto

== Finnish == === Etymology === From tammisto (“oak forest, oak grove”). As a surname, partly from place names, but also adopted directly as a surname in the early 20th century. The place name in Vantaa derives from a farm name that was adopted in 1916. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːisto/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝mːis̠to̞] Rhymes: -ɑmːisto Syllabification(key): Tam‧mis‧to Hyphenation(key): Tam‧mis‧to === Proper noun === Tammisto a Finnish surname (uncountable) a district of Vantaa ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Tammisto" is Tammistossa. ==== Statistics ==== Tammisto is the 1134th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 746 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===