Paavola Family History
Paavola Name Meaning
Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from the personal name Paavo (from Latin Paulus; see Paul ) + the locative ending -la thus referring to ‘Paavo's farm’. Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century e.g. in Ostrobothnia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022