Staal is a

Dutch surname Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

, cognate to German Stahl and Stal in other languages, meaning "steel". Though possibly also of patronymic origin, it may be a metonymic

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

referring to a smith.Staal
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Staal (1752–1804), Dutch Mennonite teacher and political activist * Boele Staal (born 1947), Dutch D66 politician * Ede Staal (1941–1986), Dutch singer-songwriter * Egor Egorovich Staal (1822–1907), Russian diplomat, ambassador to the UK 1884–1902 *

Eric Staal Eric Craig Staal (born October 29, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre who played eighteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Buff ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jared, Jordan and Marc * Flossie Wong-Staal (1947–2020), American virologist and molecular biologist *

Frits Staal Johan Frederik "Frits" Staal (3 November 1930 – 19 February 2012) was the department founder and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Staal specialized in the study of Ved ...

(1930–2012), Dutch philosopher and Indologist * Gert Staal (born 1956), Dutch design publicist *

Herta Staal Herta Staal (29 March 1930 – 2 October 2021) was an Austrian film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, ...

(1930–2021), Austrian film actress and singer * Jacob Staal (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II * Jan Frederik Staal (1879–1940), Dutch architect, husband of Margaret * Jared Staal (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jordan and Marc *

Jesper Staal Jesper Møllegaard Staal (born 1 March 1972) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 20th century to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold i ...

(born 1972), Danish sprint canoer * Jonas Staal (born 1981), Dutch visual artist *

Jordan Staal Jordan Staal (born September 10, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is regarded as a premier penalty-killer ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Marc * (1777–1853), Baltic German general of the Russian Army * Kim Staal (born 1978), Danish ice hockey player * Marc Staal (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Jordan * Margaret Staal-Kropholler (1891–1966), Dutch architect, wife of Jan Frederik * Marguerite de Launay, baronne de Staal (1684–1750), French author * Pierre-Gustave Staal (1817–1882), French lithographer, illustrator and draughtsman * Viktor Staal (1909–1982), Austrian actor

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{{surname Dutch-language surnames Occupational surnames de:Staal it:Staal nl:Staal

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