About Rissanen
The surname Rissanen is of Finnish origin and is derived from the personal name Risto, which is a shortened form of the name Kristian. The suffix -nen is a common Finnish surname ending, indicating "belonging to" or "descendant of." Therefore, Rissanen can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Risto" or "belonging to the family of Risto."
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The surname Rissanen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rissanen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Rissanen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Rissanen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.