Show ContentsDahle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Dahle Ranking

In the United States, the name Dahle is the 16,203rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Dahle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dahle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A Dahle, aged 7, who arrived in New York, NY in 1837 2
  • J J Dahle, aged 4, who landed in New York, NY in 1837 2
Dahle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Samuel C Dahle, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Dahle (post 1700) +

  • Melvin A. Dahle, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 29th District, 1929-30 3
  • Herman Bjorn Dahle (1855-1920), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1899-1903 3
  • C. A. Dahle, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 57th District; Elected 1936; Elected unopposed 1942 3


  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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