Soini Family History

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from the personal name Soini a Finnish form of Swedish Sune Sven (see Svendsen). Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century especially in southern Ostrobothnia Satakunta and Tavastia.

Adopted also as an ornamental name in the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century. The choice was influenced by national romanticism which associated the name with the word soini which supposedly had the historical meaning ‘squire’.

Additionally, the name is connected with Soini, the name of the Finnish mythological giant, son of Kaleva.