Hietala Family History
Hietala Name Meaning
Finnish: habitational name from farms named with hieta ‘sand’ + the locative suffix -la. Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century in southern western and northern Finland. Adopted also as an ornamental name in the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century mainly to replace Swedish surnames.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022