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Where did the Norwegian Dahl family come from? What is the Norwegian Dahl family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dahl family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dahl family history?

The origin of the distinguished Dahl family can be traced to the rugged Scandinavian country of Norway. The surname Dahl was given to someone who lived in a valley or among several valleys. It was originally derived from the word Old Norse word dalr, which means valley, and is a cognate of the English surname Dale.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dahl Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Andrew Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1825
  • Endre Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1825
  • J C Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1849
  • Abraham Dahl, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1852
  • Henrik Dahl, who arrived in Texas in 1852


Dahl Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Frank O Dahl, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1904
  • Hakan Anders Dahl, who landed in Wisconsin in 1913
  • Peter Bortman Dahl, who landed in Alabama in 1919

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  • Arlene Dahl (b. 1924), American actor
  • Robert Alan Dahl (b. 1915), American Professor of political science at Yale University
  • Johann Christian Clausen Dahl (1788-1857), Norwegian landscape painter
  • Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist
  • Michael Dahl (1656-1743), Swedish portrait painter


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The Dahl Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dahl Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 22 November 2011 at 07:36.

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