Heikkilä is a surname originating in Finland.Heikkila family history in the United States The name is derived from Heikki, the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik and the Germanic Henry, plus the suffix -lä, a patronymic indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki. Among Finnish immigrants to North America, the name was sometimes Anglicized as Heikkila.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 95.2% of all known bearers of the surname Heikkilä were residents of Finland and 3.6% of Sweden.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:378) in the following regions:Heikkilä surname distribution Lapland (1:208) North Ostrobothnia (1:215) Tavastia Proper (1:239) Kymenlaakso (1:243) Pirkanmaa (1:265) Central Ostrobothnia (1:266) Southwest Finland (1:271) South Ostrobothnia (1:278) Satakunta (1:279)
Notable people Aapo Heikkilä (born 1994), Finnish footballer Antti Heikkilä (born 1943), Finnish ice hockey player Emma Heikkilä (born 1996), Finnish footballer Erkki Heikkilä (1924–2000), Finnish field hockey player Ilkka Heikkilä (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey centre Jukka M. Heikkilä (born 1966), Finnish author Jussi Heikkilä (born 1983), Finnish hurdler Kari Heikkilä (born 1960), Finnish ice hockey skater Kyle Heikkila (born 1971), United States Virgin Islands luger Lasse Heikkilä (born 1934), Finnish ice hockey skater Lauri Heikkilä (1957–2024), Finnish politician Marja Heikkilä (born 1977), Finnish freestyle swimmer Miika Heikkilä (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player Mikko Heikkilä (born 1992), Finnish rally driver Samu Heikkilä (born 1971), Finnish film editor Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938), Finnish journalist, writer and politician Simo Heikkilä (born 1943), Finnish designer Sisko Heikkilä (1921–1997), Finnish athlete Tapio Heikkilä (born 1990), Finnish football player Toivo Heikkilä (1906–1976), Finnish diplomat Tomi-Pekka Heikkilä (born 1992), Finnish sport shooter Tuomas Heikkilä, Finnish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner William Heikkila (born 1944), Canadian athlete
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