Dahlager Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Dahlager Surname User-submission:
The Dahlager surname has origins in Northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. It comes from dal or dahl, meaning 'valley', 'dale', or 'dell', and ager, meaning 'acre' or 'field'. So the surname means 'valley acre' or 'valley field'.
Read More About This SurnameDahlager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Dahlager Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Dahlager surname has origins in Northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. It comes from dal or dahl, meaning 'valley', 'dale', or 'dell', and ager, meaning 'acre' or 'field'. So the surname means 'valley acre' or 'valley field'. Their ancestors were farmers or land owners, who owned land in the valley.
- perlmonk68The Dahlager surname comes from the name of the farm in Norway, Dahl Ager, meaning 'acres in the dell' according to family lore.
- mdahlagerDahlager Demographics
Average Dahlager Salary in
United States
$51,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dahlager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahlager Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dahlager is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahlager? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,076,574th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Dahlager is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dahlager live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States Dahlager is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 53 percent live, Washington, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Dahlager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dahlager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dahlager surname grew 1,982 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dahlager Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dahlager last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.
Dahlager earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning $51,781 USD per year.
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