Explore the Family Name Dahle

The meaning of Dahle

1. Norwegian: variant of Dale. 2. German: habitational name from any of various places in Germany named Dahle (see Dahl). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Thorvald. German Rudiger, Hans, Armin, Erwin, Johannes, Juergen.

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How common is the last name Dahle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dahle has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dahle was the 15,771st most common surname, but it slipped to the 16,687th spot by 2010, a decline of about 5.81%. However, the overall count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,698 in 2000 to 1,716 in 2010, marking an increase of 1.06%. The proportion of Dahles per 100k people also decreased by 7.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,771	#16,687	-5.81%
Count	1,698	1,716	1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.58	-7.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dahle

When it comes to ethnic identity, the census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Dahle identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 96.35% to 95.51%. The number of Dahles identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic saw increases, with the percentage of Hispanics seeing the largest jump from 0.82% to 1.22%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased marginally from 1.24% to 1.34%. On the other hand, the proportion of Dahles who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with a slight decrease of 1.41%. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	95.51%	-0.87%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.34%	8.06%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.22%	48.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0.82%	38.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.71%	0.7%	-1.41%
Black	0.29%	0.41%	41.38%