Find out how popular the last name Bjorndahl is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bjorndahl.

Bjorndahl, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bjorndahl surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bjorndahl in America

Bjorndahl is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bjorndahl surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bjorndahl.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bjorndahl to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bjorndahl

The surname Bjorndahl has its origins in Scandinavia, particularly in Norway and Sweden. It is a compound name formed by combining the Old Norse words "bjorn" meaning "bear" and "dahl" meaning "valley" or "dale." The name likely originated in the Middle Ages, referring to someone who lived in a valley inhabited or frequented by bears.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Bjorndahl can be traced back to the 16th century in various Norwegian and Swedish records. One notable bearer of this name was Bjorn Bjorndahl, a Norwegian farmer and landowner who lived in the late 16th century and is mentioned in the land registry records of Vestfold County, Norway.

In the 17th century, the Bjorndahl surname appears in the church records of Jämtland, Sweden, with the entry of Nils Bjorndahl, born in 1642. Another early bearer was Knut Bjorndahl, a Swedish soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and is mentioned in military records from that period.

The Bjorndahl name is also found in some place names, such as Bjorndalen (Bear Valley) in Norway, which may have contributed to the formation of the surname in certain cases. Additionally, variations in spelling like Bjørndahl, Björndahl, and Bjørndal have been recorded over time.

One notable figure with the Bjorndahl surname was Nils Bjorndahl (1808-1879), a Norwegian politician and farmer who served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) in the mid-19th century. Another was Karl Bjorndahl (1859-1926), a Swedish author and journalist who wrote several novels and works of non-fiction.

Other historical bearers of the Bjorndahl surname include Ingrid Bjorndahl (1892-1980), a Norwegian painter and art educator, and Einar Bjorndahl (1907-1987), a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bjorndahl

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bjorndahl.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bjorndahl was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bjorndahl has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bjorndahl was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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