Karvonen Family History
Karvonen Name Meaning
Finnish: from karva ‘fur hair’ (based on a nickname such as Karvajalka ‘hairy-legged’ or Karvarinta ‘hairy chest’) + the surname suffix -nen. Recorded as a hereditary surname since the Middle Ages in Savonia and Karelia and since the 16th century also in northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022