Heinonen Family History
Heinonen Name Meaning
Finnish: cognate of Heino with the addition of the surname suffix -nen. Adopted mostly as an ornamental name (based on the word heinä ‘hay’) in the 19th century in western Finland (compare Virtanen ). In eastern Finland however the surname (based on the personal name Heino) is documented since the 16th century. In the US the surname Heinonen has sometimes been shortened to Heino .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022