Staal

Staal is a Dutch surname, cognate to German Stahl, meaning "steel". Though possibly also of patronymic origin, it may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a smith.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Abraham Staal (1752–1804), Dutch Mennonite teacher and political activist
  • Boele Staal (born 1947), Dutch D66 politician
  • Eric Staal (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jared, Jordan and Marc
  • Ede Staal (1941–1986), Dutch singer-songwriter
  • Egor Egorovich Staal (1822–1907), Russian diplomat, ambassador to the UK 1884–1902
  • Flossie Wong-Staal (born 1947), American virologist and molecular biologist
  • Frits Staal (born 1930), Dutch philosopher and Indologist
  • Herta Staal (born 1930), 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 (born 1972), Danish sprint canoer
  • Jonas Staal (born 1981), Dutch visual artist
  • Jordan Staal (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Marc
  • Karl Gustav von Staal (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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staal at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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