Dāls: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Search old registers for Dāls and you will soon meet Dahl too. Read literally, Dāls points to “Valley”.

Dāls coat of arms

Arms linked to Dahl and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Dāls and Dahl

Records show Dāls as one of the forms Dahl took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Dal, Dahll and Dahle.

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