Lehtola Family History
Lehtola Name Meaning
Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from lehto ‘grove’ (compare Lehto ) + the locative suffix -la. Established as a hereditary surname since the 18th century chiefly in Ostrobothnia. Also adopted as an ornamental name mainly in the early 20th century to replace Swedish surnames. Common in southern southwestern and western Finland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022