Autio Family History
Autio Name Meaning
Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from autio ‘uninhabited uncultivated fallow’ denoting a farm or field that had fallen into disuse or an ornamental name from the same word which also means ‘spacious wide unforested’. Established as a hereditary surname especially since the 19th century in Ostrobothnia. Adopted also as an ornamental name in the early 20th century to replace Swedish surnames chiefly in Tavastia (compare Laine ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022