Keranen Family History
Keranen Name Meaning
Finnish (Keränen): possibly from the root of Keräpää a nickname for someone with a round head or Keropää a nickname for a bald person or someone with closely cropped hair + the surname suffix -nen. In northern Karelia the name Keränen is recorded since the 16th century and from there it has spread early to northern Savonia and Kainuu in the east of Finland and to northern Ostrobothnia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022