Nordahl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Sweden

Early Origins of the Nordahl family

The surname Nordahl was first found in various places throughout Sweden as the name is derived from the Old Norse word for north. The name was originally a topographic name adopted by someone who lived to the north of a main settlement. When surnames finally became mandatory in Sweden in the 19th century, Nordahl, or one of the many compound names created from it were often adopted ornamentally, that is, the bearers did not necessarily have any association with the meaning of the name. These compound names used such suffixes as "dahl" (valley), "stedt" (homestead), "ström" (river), and others.

Early History of the Nordahl family

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Nordahl Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nord, Nordh, Noren, Norden, Norin, Nordin, Norell, Nordell, Norlin, Nordling, Norelius, Norberg, Nordberg, Norrby, Nordahl, Norqvist, Nordström and many more.

Early Notables of the Nordahl family

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Nordahl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nordahl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Arnold Nordahl, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1897

Nordahl Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Nordahl, aged 17, who immigrated to America from Bergen, Norway, in 1902
Bella Nordahl, aged 17, who settled in America from Aaleslund, Norway, in 1910
Gustav Jull Nilsen Nordahl, aged 29, who landed in America from Kragero, Norway, in 1911
Akette Nordahl, aged 25, who landed in America from Bergen, Norway, in 1914
Einar Nordahl, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Bergen, Norway, in 1916
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Contemporary Notables of the name Nordahl (post 1700) +

Bertil Nordahl (1917-1998), Swedish footballer and football manager
Knut Erik Alexander Nordahl (1920-1984), Swedish footballer
Thomas Nordahl (b. 1946), Swedish footballer and sportscaster
Gunnar Nordahl (1921-1995), Swedish football player
Konrad Mathias Nordahl (1897-1975), Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party
Johan Nordahl Bruns (1745-1816), Norwegian poet, dramatist and bishop
Nordahl Leo Brue (b. 1944), American lawyer and entrepreneur, founder of Bruegger's Bagels in 1983