Staal is a Dutch surname, cognate to German Stahl and Stal in other languages, meaning "steel". Though possibly also of patronymic origin, it may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a smith.[ Staal at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.] Notable people with the surname include:
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Abraham Staal (1752–1804), Dutch Mennonite teacher and political activist
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Boele Staal (born 1947), Dutch D66 politician
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Ede Staal (1941–1986), Dutch singer-songwriter
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Egor Egorovich Staal (1822–1907), Russian diplomat, ambassador to the UK 1884–1902
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Eric Staal (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jared, Jordan and Marc
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Flossie Wong-Staal (1947–2020), American virologist and molecular biologist
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Frits Staal (1930–2012), Dutch philosopher and Indologist
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Gert Staal (born 1956), Dutch design publicist
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Herta Staal (1930–2021), Austrian film actress and singer
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Jacob Staal (1913–1981), Dutch commando during World War II
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Jan Frederik Staal (1879–1940), Dutch architect, husband of Margaret
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Jared Staal (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jordan and Marc
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Jesper Staal (born 1972), Danish sprint canoer
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Jonas Staal (born 1981), Dutch visual artist
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Jordan Staal (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Marc
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(1777–1853), Baltic German general of the Russian Army
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Kim Staal (born 1978), Danish ice hockey player
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Marc Staal (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Eric, Jared and Jordan
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Margaret Staal-Kropholler (1891–1966), Dutch architect, wife of Jan Frederik
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Marguerite de Launay, baronne de Staal (1684–1750), French author
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Pierre-Gustave Staal (1817–1882), French lithographer, illustrator and draughtsman
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Viktor Staal (1909–1982), Austrian actor
See also
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Staal Jørpeland IL, a Norwegian Sports club
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Staal Aanderaa (born 1931), Norwegian mathematician
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Staël
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Stahl
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Stal (disambiguation)
