Wahlstrom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Sweden

Etymology of Wahlstrom

What does the name Wahlstrom mean?

The Swedish surname Wahlstrom is an ornamental name from the Swedish words "wall and vall", meaning "grassy bank, pasture or grazing ground", perhaps adopted in some cases as a topographic name by "someone who lived by a grassy bank".

Ornamental compound surnames include Wallberg (pasture hill), Wallgren (pasture branch), Wallstrom (pasture river) and Wahlquist (pasture twig).

Wahlstrom Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wahl, Wallen, Wallin, Wallenius, Wallner, Wallman, Wallander and many more.

Wahlstrom migration to the United States +

Wahlstrom Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Wahlstrom, who arrived in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1886 1

Wahlstrom Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Felix Wahlstrom, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lake Butler" from Matanzas, Cuba 2
Konrad Matts Wahlstrom, aged 25, originally from Stockholm, Swedem, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Stockholm" from Gothenburg, Sweden 2
Olaf Wahlstrom, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "P. Mafalda" from Buenos Aires, Argentina 2
Thyra Eleonora Wahlstrom, aged 18, originally from Eckero, Sweden, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Stockholm" from Gothenburg, Sweden 2
Holman A. Wahlstrom, aged 14, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lake Hewes" from Caibarien, Cuba 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Wahlstrom (post 1700) +

Richard Wayne Wahlstrom (1931-2003), American bronze medalist rower at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Becky Wahlstrom (b. 1975), American actress, known for her roles in Joan of Arcadia (2003), The Opposite of Sex (1998) and Sorority (1999)
Lydia Katarina Wahlström (1869-1954), Swedish historian, author and feminist
Ola Wahlström (b. 1954), Swedish actor, known for his roles in The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), Behind Blue Skies (2010) and The New Man (2007)
Jarl Holger Wahlström (1918-1999), Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (1981-1986)
Eva Ulrika Birgitta Wahlström (b. 1980), Finnish eight-time winning female boxer

Sources +

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result