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Nurmi Surname Meaning

Finnish: ornamental name from nurmi ‘lawn’ or ‘pasture’ adopted at the end of the 19th century chiefly in southwestern Finland Satakunta and Uusimaa by Finns without surnames and especially during the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century to replace Swedish or other foreign surnames (compare Laine).

Also a habitational name from farms so named in Satakunta Ostrobothnia and northern Finland established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Nurmi families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nurmi family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Nurmi families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 10 Nurmi families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Nurmi's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Nurmi families in 1911.

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Nurmi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Nurmi in 1957 was 58, and 89 in 2004.

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