Seppala Family History
Seppala Name Meaning
Finnish (Seppälä): habitational name from farms so named from seppä ‘blacksmith’ + the locative suffix -lä. In most cases the name refers to the smith who lived in the house but particularly in northern Ostrobothnia it may contain the root of the surname Seppänen (see Seppanen ). Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century chiefly in western and southern Finland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022