Koskinen Family Crest & Name History

Ask a genealogist about Koskinen and the first name they will mention is Koski. At root, the name means “Rapids / -koski short form”. Koskinen adds -nen to the root of Koski, a familiar way of forming related surnames. Related forms: Kosky.

About 493 people in the United States were recorded as Koskinen in 2010, placing it 43,732 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

Arms linked to Koski and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Koskinen family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.