Dahlstrom Surname

107,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Dahlstrom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Valley stream.

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Dahlstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8081:95,18410,677
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Canada621:594,28449,093
Sweden611:161,42211,223
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Finland91:610,74534,002
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Dahlstrôm (1) are calculated separately.

Dahlstrom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Valley stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Dahlström is a Swedish surname derived from the Swedish and Norwegian words dal, meaning 'valley', and ström or strøm, meaning 'stream'.

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Dahlstrom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dahlstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dahlstrom occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Dahlstrôm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahlstrom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 107,688th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,682,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dahlstrom are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,808 people, or 1 in 95,184. In The United States Dahlstrom is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dahlstrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dahlstrom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dahlstrom surname expanded 2,975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dahlstrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dahlstrom are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the party.

The amount Dahlstrom earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $52,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahlstrôm961/
Dahlestrom951/
Dalstrom94120/
Dohlstrom8915/
Dalhstrom894/
Dallstrom894/
Daylstrom893/
Dahlstram891/
Daulstrom891/
Daalstrom891/
Dhalstrom890/
Dalstrome890/
Dolstrom820/
Dalstram820/

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