Dal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Dal family. The Dal surname evolved as a local name. It is a name for a family that lived in an ancient village on the edge of a swamp. The surname Dolle is derived from the Indo-Germanic word dul, which was used to describe dirty or swampy water. The surname can also be traced to the town of Dollendorf, which is also composed of the element dorf which refers to a settlement. Thus, a town or village called Dollendorf would be located near a moor or swampland. Furthermore, the name Dolle is of nickname origin and refers to a person who was noted in the community for his strength and prowess. The name can be traced to the Old Germanic word tol, which means strong and efficient and to be named Tol was an honor.

Early Origins of the Dal family

The surname Dal was first found in Bavaria, where the name Dolle emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. During the 13th century the surname was identified with some of the region's great social and economic advancements which contributed to later developments towards nationhood.

Early History of the Dal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dal research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1789 is included under the topic Early Dal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dal Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Dal include Dolle, Doll, Daal, Dol, Dole, Doal, Dolls, Dal, Dolz, Dohl and many more.

Early Notables of the Dal family

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Dal Ranking

In France, the name Dal is the 5,646^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Dal migration to the United States +

Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Dal or a variant listed above:

Dal Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Dal, who arrived in New York in 1709 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dal (post 1700) +

Guidina Dal Sasso (b. 1958), Italian cross country skier
Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), Italian scholar and patron of arts
E Dal Saunders (1919-1995), American scholar of Romance languages
Dal Orlov (1935-2021), Russian film critic, journalist, and screenwriter
Dal Shealy (b. 1938), American head college football coach for the University of Richmond Spiders
Dal Millington Lemmon (1887-1958), United States federal judge

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)