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Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen)[1] is a surname originating in
Finland (in
Finnish, virta, meaning "river", and
nen is a surname-enerating suffix), where it is the second most common surname.[2] The surname is the namesake of the "
Virtanen type" of Finnish surnames.
The name quickly became popular in 19th century, in the era of Finnish national awakening, however rare occasions of it were documented in 1684 at the latest.[3]
^"Wirtanen" is an antiquated variant spelling listed at V in Finland (in the
Finnish alphabet, the letter W is an archaic variant of V, kept for spelling ancient names). It is mostly found abroad for the descendants of ancient Finnish emigrants (as of March 2010[update], the
Finnish Population Register CenterArchived 2010-05-23 at the
Wayback Machine's "Surname search" reported 23600 Virtanen and 254 Wirtanen).
This page lists people with the
surnameVirtanen. If an
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