Finnish
Etymology
From pelto (“field”) + -nen. The surname mainly came about in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Western Finland during the Fennicization and adoption of surnames, but may be much older in parts of South Karelia, and is attested since the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeltonen/, [ˈpe̞l̪t̪o̞ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -eltonen
- Syllabification(key): Pel‧to‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): Pel‧to‧nen
Proper noun
Peltonen
- a Finnish surname from landscape
Declension
| Inflection of Peltonen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Peltonen
|
Peltoset
|
| genitive
|
Peltosen
|
Peltosten
Peltosien
|
| partitive
|
Peltosta
|
Peltosia
|
| illative
|
Peltoseen
|
Peltosiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltonen
|
Peltoset
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltonen
|
Peltoset
|
| gen.
|
Peltosen
|
| genitive
|
Peltosen
|
Peltosten
Peltosien
|
| partitive
|
Peltosta
|
Peltosia
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessa
|
Peltosissa
|
| elative
|
Peltosesta
|
Peltosista
|
| illative
|
Peltoseen
|
Peltosiin
|
| adessive
|
Peltosella
|
Peltosilla
|
| ablative
|
Peltoselta
|
Peltosilta
|
| allative
|
Peltoselle
|
Peltosille
|
| essive
|
Peltosena
|
Peltosina
|
| translative
|
Peltoseksi
|
Peltosiksi
|
| abessive
|
Peltosetta
|
Peltositta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Peltosin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltoseni
|
Peltoseni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltoseni
|
Peltoseni
|
| gen.
|
Peltoseni
|
| genitive
|
Peltoseni
|
Peltosteni
Peltosieni
|
| partitive
|
Peltostani
|
Peltosiani
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessani
|
Peltosissani
|
| elative
|
Peltosestani
|
Peltosistani
|
| illative
|
Peltoseeni
|
Peltosiini
|
| adessive
|
Peltosellani
|
Peltosillani
|
| ablative
|
Peltoseltani
|
Peltosiltani
|
| allative
|
Peltoselleni
|
Peltosilleni
|
| essive
|
Peltosenani
|
Peltosinani
|
| translative
|
Peltosekseni
|
Peltosikseni
|
| abessive
|
Peltosettani
|
Peltosittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Peltosineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltosesi
|
Peltosesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltosesi
|
Peltosesi
|
| gen.
|
Peltosesi
|
| genitive
|
Peltosesi
|
Peltostesi
Peltosiesi
|
| partitive
|
Peltostasi
|
Peltosiasi
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessasi
|
Peltosissasi
|
| elative
|
Peltosestasi
|
Peltosistasi
|
| illative
|
Peltoseesi
|
Peltosiisi
|
| adessive
|
Peltosellasi
|
Peltosillasi
|
| ablative
|
Peltoseltasi
|
Peltosiltasi
|
| allative
|
Peltosellesi
|
Peltosillesi
|
| essive
|
Peltosenasi
|
Peltosinasi
|
| translative
|
Peltoseksesi
|
Peltosiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Peltosettasi
|
Peltosittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Peltosinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltosemme
|
Peltosemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltosemme
|
Peltosemme
|
| gen.
|
Peltosemme
|
| genitive
|
Peltosemme
|
Peltostemme
Peltosiemme
|
| partitive
|
Peltostamme
|
Peltosiamme
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessamme
|
Peltosissamme
|
| elative
|
Peltosestamme
|
Peltosistamme
|
| illative
|
Peltoseemme
|
Peltosiimme
|
| adessive
|
Peltosellamme
|
Peltosillamme
|
| ablative
|
Peltoseltamme
|
Peltosiltamme
|
| allative
|
Peltosellemme
|
Peltosillemme
|
| essive
|
Peltosenamme
|
Peltosinamme
|
| translative
|
Peltoseksemme
|
Peltosiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Peltosettamme
|
Peltosittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Peltosinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltosenne
|
Peltosenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltosenne
|
Peltosenne
|
| gen.
|
Peltosenne
|
| genitive
|
Peltosenne
|
Peltostenne
Peltosienne
|
| partitive
|
Peltostanne
|
Peltosianne
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessanne
|
Peltosissanne
|
| elative
|
Peltosestanne
|
Peltosistanne
|
| illative
|
Peltoseenne
|
Peltosiinne
|
| adessive
|
Peltosellanne
|
Peltosillanne
|
| ablative
|
Peltoseltanne
|
Peltosiltanne
|
| allative
|
Peltosellenne
|
Peltosillenne
|
| essive
|
Peltosenanne
|
Peltosinanne
|
| translative
|
Peltoseksenne
|
Peltosiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Peltosettanne
|
Peltosittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Peltosinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Peltosensa
|
Peltosensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Peltosensa
|
Peltosensa
|
| gen.
|
Peltosensa
|
| genitive
|
Peltosensa
|
Peltostensa
Peltosiensa
|
| partitive
|
Peltostaan
Peltostansa
|
Peltosiaan
Peltosiansa
|
| inessive
|
Peltosessaan
Peltosessansa
|
Peltosissaan
Peltosissansa
|
| elative
|
Peltosestaan
Peltosestansa
|
Peltosistaan
Peltosistansa
|
| illative
|
Peltoseensa
|
Peltosiinsa
|
| adessive
|
Peltosellaan
Peltosellansa
|
Peltosillaan
Peltosillansa
|
| ablative
|
Peltoseltaan
Peltoseltansa
|
Peltosiltaan
Peltosiltansa
|
| allative
|
Peltoselleen
Peltosellensa
|
Peltosilleen
Peltosillensa
|
| essive
|
Peltosenaan
Peltosenansa
|
Peltosinaan
Peltosinansa
|
| translative
|
Peltosekseen
Peltoseksensa
|
Peltosikseen
Peltosiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Peltosettaan
Peltosettansa
|
Peltosittaan
Peltosittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Peltosineen
Peltosinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Peltonen is the 56th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 7,960 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN