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

Dahlstrand, 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 Dahlstrand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dahlstrand in America

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

The Dahlstrand 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 Dahlstrand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dahlstrand 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 Dahlstrand

The surname Dahlstrand is of Swedish origin and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the combination of two Old Norse words, "dalr" meaning valley and "strand" meaning shore or beach. This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who lived by the shore of a valley or the beach of a fjord.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various Swedish parish records and census documents from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Peder Dahlstrand, born in 1587 in Kalmar County, and Olof Dahlstrand, born in 1612 in Blekinge County.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name was primarily concentrated in the southern regions of Sweden, particularly in the provinces of Skåne, Blekinge, and Halland. This likely reflects the origins of the name, as these areas are known for their valleys and coastlines.

While not found in the Domesday Book or other early English records, the name Dahlstrand does appear in several historical Swedish documents and records. For example, Johan Dahlstrand (1677-1743) was a Swedish military officer who served in the Great Northern War, and Anders Dahlstrand (1795-1868) was a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag.

Other notable individuals with the surname Dahlstrand include:

1. Carl Dahlstrand (1823-1898), a Swedish merchant and industrialist.
2. Olof Dahlstrand (1829-1901), a Swedish architect and engineer.
3. Knut Dahlstrand (1879-1954), a Swedish politician and Minister of Finance.
4. Gunnar Dahlstrand (1895-1973), a Swedish writer and journalist.
5. Inger Dahlstrand (born 1942), a Swedish actress and singer.

While the surname Dahlstrand is not among the most common Swedish surnames, it has a long and rich history, reflecting the geographical and cultural origins of its bearers in the valleys and coastal regions of southern Sweden.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dahlstrand

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

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 Dahlstrand 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 Dahlstrand 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 Dahlstrand was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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