The Dahl surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 20,616 people carried this name — #1,599 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 112 people named Dahl.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
86 people named Dahl have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 159 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
70 people named Dahl live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Dahl,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michael Dahl 1659–1743 · painter -
Christopher Dahl 1758–1809 · priest -
Frederik Peter Jacob Dahl 1788–1864 · theologian -
Johan Christian Dahl 1788–1857 · professor -
Torkild Christian Dahl 1807–1872 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dahl.
- Dagnan 296 · U.S. census
- Dagon 231 · U.S. census
- Dagostino 8,224 · U.S. census
- Dague 1,624 · U.S. census
- Dahan 689 · U.S. census
- Daher 1,325 · U.S. census
- Dahlem 588 · U.S. census
- Dahlen 2,061 · U.S. census
- Dahlmann 195 · U.S. census
- Dahm 2,031 · U.S. census
- Dahman 368 · U.S. census
- Daigle 13,784 · U.S. census
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