Joki Family History

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from joki ‘river’ referring to their riverside location.

Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century in southwestern Finland and more rarely in northern Ostrobothnia and northern Finland.

In the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century the name was also adopted as an ornamental name by Finns without surnames and by those wishing to replace Swedish surnames.

Compare Laine.