Show ContentsDahlstrom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The origin of the distinguished Dahlstrom family can be traced to the rugged Scandinavian country of Norway. The surname Dahlstrom 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.

Dahlstrom Ranking

In the United States, the name Dahlstrom is the 12,863rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Dahlstrom migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dahlstrom Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alfred Dahlstrom, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1846 2
  • Hakan Dahlstrom, aged 28, who arrived in America in 1854 2
  • Hakan Johnsson Dahlstrom, aged 28, who landed in America in 1854 2
  • Anders Dahlstrom, aged 24, who arrived in America in 1857 2
  • Anders Jonsson Dahlstrom, aged 24, who landed in America in 1857 2
Dahlstrom Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Alina Dahlstrom, aged 36, who landed in America from Gothenberg, in 1904
  • Agnes E. Dahlstrom, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1908
  • Albert Dahlstrom, aged 3, who settled in America from Forserum, Sweden, in 1910
  • Alfrida Dahlstrom, aged 18, who landed in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1910
  • Alfons Dahlstrom, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States from Danzig, Germany, in 1913
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Dahlstrom (post 1700) +

  • Cully Dahlstrom (1913-1998), American NHL ice hockey player
  • Marcus Dahlström, Swedish drummer with the band Blindside
  • Eric Dahlström (1894-1953), Swedish footballer
  • Alexandra Dahlström (b. 1984), Swedish actress


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


Houseofnames.com on Facebook