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Dah Surname Meaning

Burmese (Karen): from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name of unexplained etymology.

— Note: Since Karens do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

West African (Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast): name found among the Lobi people unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Dah families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dah family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Dah families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Dah families living in Suffolk. This was about 67% of all the recorded Dah's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Dah families in 1891.
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Average Dah life expectancy in 1975 was 65 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 70.

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