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Etymology of Dahles

What does the name Dahles mean?

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


Dahles migration to the United States +



Dahles Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Wilhelm Dahles, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 1
  • Johan Wilhelm Dahles, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714 1
  • Johann Wilhelm Dahles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 1


  1. 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)


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