Taipale (surname)
Taipale is a common Finnish surname. As of December 2012, almost 4,000 people in Finland have this name, which makes it approximately one in 1,400.[1] The meaning is portage, journey or stretch of road.[2]
Notable people
Notable people having this surname include:
- Armas Taipale, Finnish athlete
- Hannu Taipale, Finnish cross country skier
- Ilkka Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist
- Ilmari Taipale, Finnish long-distance runner
- K. A. Taipale, Finnish lawyer, scholar, and social theorist
- Kuisma Taipale, Finnish cross-country skier
- Tero Taipale, Finnish football player
- Vappu Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist
References
This page lists people with the surname Taipale.
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