Dahlgren

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlgren, from dahl (“valley”) + gren (“branch”).

Proper noun

Dahlgren (countable and uncountable, plural Dahlgrens)

1. A surname from Swedish.
2. A village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dahlgren is the 10405^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3096 individuals. Dahlgren is most common among White (95.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dahlgren”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 403.