Mäkinen Explained

Mäkinen
Meaning:	derived from mäki ("hill")
Region:	Finland
Language:	Finnish
Variant:	Mäki

Mäkinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, mäki means "hill"), where it is the fourth most common^[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Jarmo Mäkinen (born 1958), Finnish actor
• John Makinen, 1900 founder of the town Makinen, Minnesota
• Heikki Mäkinen (1888–1960), Finnish house painter and politician
• Kaarlo Mäkinen (1892–1980), Finnish wrestler, silver medal winner at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Konsta Mäkinen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
• Kalle Mäkinen (born 1989), Finnish footballer
• Marvin Makinen (born 1939), U.S. biochemist, Human Rights activist
• Merja Makinen (born 1953), director of communication and culture at Middlesex University
• Pertti Mäkinen (born 1952), Finnish sculptor, designed the Finnish 1 euro coin
• Rauno Mäkinen (1931–2010), Finnish wrestler, gold medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Riitta Mäkinen, Finnish politician
• Santeri Mäkinen (born 1992), Finnish footballer
• Seppo Mäkinen (born 1941), Finnish sports shooter
• Timo Mäkinen (1938–2017), Finnish rally driver
• Tommi Mäkinen (born 1964), Finnish rally driver
• Visa Mäkinen (born 1945), Finnish film director and producer

References

1. , "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu