Dahl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Norway

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.

Dahl Ranking

In the United States, the name Dahl is the 1,570^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1

Dahl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dahl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andrew Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1825 2
Endre Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1825 2
J C Dahl, who arrived in New York in 1849 2
Abraham Dahl, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1852 2
Henrik Dahl, who arrived in Texas in 1852 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Dahl Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frank O Dahl, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1904 2
Hakan Anders Dahl, who landed in Wisconsin in 1913 2
Peter Bortman Dahl, who landed in Alabama in 1919 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dahl (post 1700) +

Arlene Carol Dahl (1925-2021), American actress and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, who achieved notability during the 1950s., known for Journey to the Center of the Earth, A Southern Yankee, Reign of Terror, mother ofthe actor Lorenzo Lamas
Robert Alan Dahl (1915-2014), American Professor of political science at Yale University
Perry A. Dahl, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 9 aerial victories
C. P. Dahl, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960 3
B. J. Dahl (b. 1899), American Republican politician, Newspaper publisher; Member of Washington State Senate 2nd District, 1943-47 3
Arne Dahl, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960 3
Arlow Dahl, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944 3
Arden Dahl, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964 3
Andrew H. Dahl (b. 1859), American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Vernon County, 1899-1901, 1903-07; Wisconsin State Treasurer, 1907-13 3
Alma Dahl, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954 3
... (Another 27 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Dahl family +

Air New Zealand Flight 901

Miss. Marie Patricia Dahl (1922-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Wellington, North Island, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 4

RMS Titanic

Mr. Charles Edwart Dahl, aged 45, Australian Third Class passenger from Adelaide, South Australia who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 15 5
Ms. Helga Dahl, aged 23, English Third Class passenger from London who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking in collapsible A but later died A 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html