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

Sundal, 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 Sundal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sundal in America

Sundal is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sundal surname appeared 141 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 Sundal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sundal 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 Sundal

The surname SUNDAL originated in Norway, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to be a topographic name derived from the Old Norse words "sundr" meaning "apart" or "separate" and "dalr" meaning "valley," thus referring to a person living in a separate or secluded valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SUNDAL can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian diplomas and documents, where a person named Thorstein Sundal is mentioned in a document dated to the year 1348. This suggests that the name was already in use in Norway by the 14th century.

During the Viking Age, many Norwegians migrated to various parts of Europe, including the British Isles, where some variations of the name SUNDAL may have been adopted. For instance, the name Sunderland in England is believed to have a similar origin, derived from the Old English words "sundor" and "land," meaning "separate land."

The SUNDAL name has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Jens Sundal (1645-1720), a Norwegian farmer and landowner who played a significant role in the resistance against the Swedish invasion of Norway during the Kalmar War in the early 18th century.

Another prominent figure with the SUNDAL surname was Arne Sundal (1892-1976), a Norwegian politician and member of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) from 1945 to 1961. He served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 1951 to 1953.

In the field of literature, the Norwegian author and playwright Olav Sundal (1865-1926) gained recognition for his works depicting rural life in Norway, particularly his novel "Ivar Mustad" (1902) and the play "Anne Pedersdotter" (1908).

The name SUNDAL has also been associated with notable individuals in other parts of the world. For example, Gunnar Sundal (1913-1987) was a Swedish botanist and professor at the University of Uppsala, known for his contributions to the study of plant systematics and evolution.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the SUNDAL name can be found in the 1880 census, where a Norwegian immigrant named Ole Sundal is listed as residing in Minnesota.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sundal

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

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

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