Explore the Family Name Dahler

The meaning of Dahler

1. North German (also Dähler): topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (see Dahl), or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word. 2. German (also Dähler): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name the first part of which means ‘proud, famous’ (cognate with Anglo-Saxon deal). 3. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Daler, plural indefinite form of dal ‘valley’ (see Dal). Some characteristic forenames: German Elke, Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dahler has seen a slight increase. In 2000, the name was ranked 43,875 and by 2010, it had jumped to 42,237, a change of 3.73. The number of people with this last name also grew from 463 in 2000 to 514 in 2010, an increase of 11.02. However, the proportion of people with the surname Dahler per 100,000 remained constant at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#42,237	3.73%
Count	463	514	11.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dahler

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Dahler surname identify as White, with a slight decrease from 97.41% in 2000 to 97.08% in 2010. The Hispanic population saw a significant decrease of 25.38%, going from 1.30% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander population, which went from non-existent in 2000 to making up 0.97% of the Dahler population in 2010. There were no changes observed in the populations identifying as Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	97.08%	-0.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Hispanic	1.3%	0.97%	-25.38%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%