Aaltonen
Aaltonen is a Finnish surname. It is derived from the root Aalto, meaning wave, together with the Finnish suffix -nen, which commonly indicates origin or descent. The name thus roughly means “descendant of Aalto” or “from the place of the wave.”
The surname is most common in Finland, where it is borne by Finnish speakers and, to a
Aaltonen belongs to the broader Finnish pattern of -nen surnames, many of which have toponymic or patronymic
Notable bearers of the name appear in various fields such as sports, science, and the arts, but