Dahl (family name)

Origin and meaning

Dahl is an originally local family name that occurs particularly in the German, Dutch and North Germanic language areas. It is derived from the Middle Low German dal or from the Old Norse dalr , both with the meaning " valley ".

Name bearer

A.

Adolph Dahl (1886–1940), German architect
Albin Dahl (1900–1980), Swedish football player and coach
Alexander Dahl (1892–1978), German aviation pioneer
Alfred Dahl (1916–2011), German major general in the People's Police
Anders Dahl (1751–1789), Swedish biologist and botanist, see Andreas Dahl (botanist)
Anders Dahl-Nielsen (* 1951), Danish handball player, coach and official
Andreas Dahl (botanist) ( Anders Dahl ; 1751–1789), Swedish biologist and botanist
Andreas Dahl (soccer player) (* 1984), Swedish soccer player
André Oktay Dahl (* 1975), Norwegian politician
Ane Dahl Torp (* 1975), Norwegian actress
Anke Schmitz-Dahl (* 1943), painter and gallery owner
Arlene Dahl (born 1925), American actress
Arne Dahl (* 1963), Swedish author
Arnim Dahl (1922–1998), German stuntman and artist
August Dahl (* 1942), Protestant pastor and peace activist
Aslaug Dahl (* 1949), Norwegian cross-country skier
Axel Dahl (1832–1880), Swedish landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School and drawing teacher

B.

Birgitta Dahl (* 1937), Swedish politician (SAP), member of the Riksdag
Bo Robin Dahl (* 1983), German basketball player

C.

Carsten Dahl (* 1967), Danish jazz pianist
Carl Dahl (painter, 1810) (1810–1887), German painter of the Düsseldorf School
Carl Dahl (painter, 1812) (1812–1865), Danish marine painter
Carl G. Dahl (1875–1959), Swedish gardener and pomologist
Christopher Dahl (1898–1966), Norwegian sailor
Clarence P. Dahl (1892–1976), American politician

E.

Edgar Dahl (* 1962), German biomedical scientist, philosopher and journalist
Edward Dahl (1886–1961), Swedish athlete
Edwin Wolfram Dahl (1928–2015), German poet
Eilert Dahl (1919-2004), Norwegian skier
Erik Dahl (1914–1999), Swedish zoologist

F.

Ferdinand Dahl (* 1998), Norwegian freestyle skier
Franz Dahl (1859–1950), German ironworker
Friedrich Dahl (1856–1929), German zoologist
Frithjof Dahl (1903–1962), German painter

G

Gary Dahl (1936–2015), American inventor and entrepreneur
Gerburg Rohde-Dahl (* 1938), German director, filmmaker and graphic artist
Gerhard Dahl (* 1937), German psychoanalyst
Gisela Dahl , German soccer player
Göran Dahl (* 1953), Swedish sociologist and university professor
Günter Dahl (1923-2004), German journalist

H

Hanne Dahl (* 1970), Danish politician
Hannes Van Dahl (* 1990), Swedish musician
Hans Dahl (painter) (1849–1937), Norwegian painter
Hans Andreas Dahl (1881-1919), Norwegian painter
Harry Dahl (* 1929), German Colonel of the Ministry for State Security (MfS) of the GDR
Henrik Dahl (* 1975), Swedish football player
Hermann Dahl (1894–1938 / 1939), German water diver
Hjalmar Alfred Dahl (1856–1884), Norwegian landscape painter

I.

Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970), American composer and conductor
Isa Dahl (* 1965), German painter

J

Jacob Dahl (1878–1944), Faroese provost and Bible translator
Jakob Dahl (1866 – after 1947), German farmer, member of the Nassau Municipal Parliament
Jeff Dahl (* 1955), American musician and singer
Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen (1874–1960), Danish sculptor
Jesper Dahl-Jörgensen (* 1985), German-Danish journalist
Jim Dahl (* 1930), American jazz and studio musician
Johan Dahl (politician) (* 1959), Faroese politician and Minister of the State Government
Johan Christian Clausen Dahl (1788–1857), Norwegian painter
Johan Fjeldsted Dahl (1807–1877), Norwegian bookseller and publisher
Johann Christian Wilhelm Dahl (1771–1810), German philologist and Lutheran theologian
Johann Siegwald Dahl (1827–1902), German painter
Johannes Dahl (1887–1959), German Roman Catholic clergyman
John Dahl (director) (born 1956), American director
John Dahl (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
John Kristian Dahl (* 1981), Norwegian cross-country skier
Jon Dahl Tomasson (* 1976), Danish football player
Jonas Dahl (* 1978), Danish politician (SF)
Joseph Dahl (1838–1917), Catholic priest, cathedral capitular and vicar general of the diocese of Speyer and papal house prelate
Jürgen Dahl (1929–2001), German bookseller, journalist and author
Jutta Dahl (* 1943), Protestant theologian and anti-nuclear activist

K

Kevin Dahl (* 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
Kjell Ola Dahl (* 1958), Norwegian writer
Johann Conrad Dahl , theologian, pastor, cathedral chapter in Mainz, treasurer of the Bergstraße chapter, grand ducal Hessian school commissioner, grand ducal Hessian church and school council, writer
Konrad Dahl (1899–1955), German politician (SPD)
Kristian Thulesen Dahl (* 1969), Danish politician

L.

Laila Riksaasen Dahl (* 1947), Norwegian Lutheran bishop
Lawrence F. Dahl (* 1929), chemist
Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), American photographer

M.

Magnus Dahl (* 1988), Norwegian handball goalkeeper
Maria Dahl (1872–1972), German zoologist
Michael Dahl (~ 1659–1743), Swedish portrait painter and court painter
Mikkel Dahl-Jessen (* 1994), Danish medium and long distance runner
Minik Dahl Høegh (* 1985), Greenlandic handball player

N

Niels Fredrik Dahl (* 1957), Norwegian poet and journalist
Nils Dahl (1882–1966), Norwegian medium and long distance runner
Nils Alstrup Dahl (1911–2001), Norwegian Protestant theologian
Norman Christian Dahl (1918–2004), American engineer

O

Odd Dahl (1898–1994), Norwegian adventurer, polar explorer and physicist
Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
Otto Christian Dahl (1903–1995), Norwegian missionary and linguist
Ove Christian Dahl (1862–1940), Norwegian botanist
Øyvind Dahl (* 1951), Norwegian athlete

P

Per Dahl (ice hockey player) (1916–1989), Norwegian ice hockey player
Per Arne Dahl (* 1950), Norwegian Lutheran bishop
Peter Dahl (* 1948), Danish football player

R.

Regin Dahl (1918–2007), Faroese poet and composer
Richard Dahl (1933-2007), Swedish athlete
Roald Dahl (1916–1990), Welsh writer
Robert Alan Dahl (1915–2014), American political scientist
Rolf Mey-Dahl (1937–2014), German actor and author
Rudolf Dahl (1920–1983), German surgeon

S.

Sabine Dahl (* 1968), German journalist and presenter
Sandy Dahl (1960–2012), American activist
Simon Dahl (* 1975), Swedish beach volleyball player
Sophie Dahl (* 1977), British model and writer

T

Tamar Amar-Dahl (* 1968), German historian
Tessa Dahl (* 1957), British author and actress
Theodor Dahl (1905 – after 1952), German engineer
Thomas Dahl (* 1964), German organist and choir director
Thomas T. Dahl (* 1973), Norwegian fusion and jazz musician
Thorsten Dahl (* 1965), German politician
Tim Dahl (* 1985), American jazz musician
Tom E. Dahl , sound engineer
Tor Edvin Dahl (* 1943), Norwegian writer
Tora Armida Dahl (1886–1982), Swedish narrator

W.

Walther Dahl (1916–1985), German Air Force Colonel
Willy Dahl (* 1927), Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and writer
Winfried Dahl (1928–2019), German materials scientist

Individual evidence

↑ Dahl on surnames.behindthename.com (Engl.)

[1] Dahl on surnames.behindthename.com (Engl.)