Dahle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Norway

Etymology of Dahle

What does the name Dahle mean?

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

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

Dahle migration to the United States +

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 4
C. A. Dahle, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 57th District; Elected 1936; Elected unopposed 1942 4

Sources +

"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