How common is the surname Dahlstrom?

2,705 people in the United States had the surname Dahlstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,139 Americans. It ranked 11,605th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dahlstrom?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dahlstrom?

Gus Dahlström, actor (1906-1989).

Where is the surname Dahlstrom most common?

Wikidata records people named Dahlstrom in Sweden.

Is the surname Dahlstrom getting more or less common?

More common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,705 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Dahlstrom

A Swedish surname, carried by 2,705 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dahlstrom is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlström, from dahl (“valley”) + ström (“stream”).

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,705 people named Dahlstrom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,139 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,678.

#11,605

rank among US surnames

2,705

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #10,907)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,597	Ranney	2,707	114,055
#11,603	Drane	2,706	114,097
#11,605	Taub	2,705	114,139
#11,608	Coll	2,704	114,181
#11,610	Arocho	2,703	114,223
#11,612	Sangster	2,702	114,266
#11,614	Huie	2,701	114,308

Who is named Dahlstrom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Dahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dahlstroms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gus Dahlström
Actor (1906-1989)

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dahlstrom come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Dahlström, from dahl (“valley”) + ström (“stream”).
How common is the surname Dahlstrom?: 2,705 people in the United States had the surname Dahlstrom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,139 Americans. It ranked 11,605th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dahlstrom?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dahlstrom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dahlstrom?: Gus Dahlström, actor (1906-1989).
Where is the surname Dahlstrom most common?: Wikidata records people named Dahlstrom in Sweden.
Is the surname Dahlstrom getting more or less common?: More common. 2,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,705 in 2010, up 1.0%.