Dall is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Norway, France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dall
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Norway, France
Meaning:

Dall is the variant form of Dalzell. White meadow. The old heralds, to make good their story of the origin of this family, interpret this, "I dare;" but it is undoubtedly a local name. In early charters, it is written Dallyell.

The blind; At the Dale or vale.

A variation of the Dalziel. Anciently written Dallyell, Dalecl, Dalyiel, etc. From the barony of Dal-yeel (i.e. "the beautiful meadow") on the river Clyde. The Earls of Carnwath are the chiefs of the family. The often-quoted romantic story which as signs another origin for the name has neither history, etymology, nor common sense to support it.

How popular is Dall?

Dall is common in Brazil, United States, Denmark, Italy, France, Argentina, Germany, Australia, Pakistan, Scotland, England, South Africa, Canada, Austria, India.

Dall is ranked 28482 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dalls plummeted by 27.13 per cent to 1579 since 2000 and slipped by 4774 spots and ranked at 17745. The last name was found in around 5 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.31 90.36
Black 3.42 4.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.66 1.75
Others 1.84 1.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.2 1.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.46
Dall is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 18881 person has been found who wears Dall as their family name. Dall is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Dall:
1,182 Brazil7,882
16,306 United States2,262
230 Denmark2,020
5,894 Italy1,860
Countries with hundreds of Dall:
10,921 France855
5,346 Argentina683
17,294 Germany562
6,242 Australia539
9,152 Pakistan321
2,062 Scotland317
18,115 England264
25,837 South Africa212
19,574 Canada184
7,848 Austria172
144,239 India123
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
48,180 Iran72
5,897 Dominican Republic69
3,496 Taiwan51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
63,527 Poland48
14,843 Sweden46
16,659 Norway40
205,470 Russia33
15,561 Venezuela29
5,105 Northern Ireland26
60,801 Netherlands20
22,631 New Zealand19
34,558 Hungary17
58,718 Belgium17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,469 Bahrain9
18,086 Wales9
121,952 Malaysia9
101,897 Papua New Guinea8
476,604 Thailand8
8,141 Cuba7
25,911 Uruguay7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johann Dall worked as cloth manufacturer and hailed from Malchow, Mecklenburg. 56 years old embarked for Chicago from Hamburg on Sorrento and arrived on July 11, 1891. 30 years old Margaretha Dall, 19 years old Philippine Dall, Mary Dall, aged 10, 18 years old Dorothea Dall, Elisabetha Dall, aged 21, 38 years old Elisabetha Dall, 46 years old Heinrich Dall, Murguast Dall (4), and 99 other Dall around 59.38% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and merchant, daughter, servant migrated to US.

Dall Namesakes

  • Karl Dall, German comedian, singer and television presenter
  • Evelyn Dall, American singer and actress
  • William Healey Dall, American naturalist, a prominent malacologist
  • Bobby Dall, American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling hard rock band Poison
  • John Dall, American actor
  • Curtis Bean Dall, American stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate

Dall Namesakes

  • Karl Dall, German comedian, singer and television presenter
  • Evelyn Dall, American singer and actress
  • William Healey Dall, American naturalist, a prominent malacologist
  • Bobby Dall, American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling hard rock band Poison
  • John Dall, American actor
  • Curtis Bean Dall, American stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate

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