Staal

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. 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 (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player, brother of Jared, Jordan and Marc
• Flossie Wong-Staal (1947–2020), American virologist and molecular biologist
• Frits Staal (1930–2012), Dutch philosopher and Indologist
• Gert Staal (born 1956), Dutch design publicist
• Herta Staal (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 (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

• Sontaran Commander Staal, fictional character in the sci-fi episodes "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky"
• Staal Jørpeland IL, a Norwegian Sports club
• Staal Aanderaa (born 1931), Norwegian mathematician
• Staël
• Stahl
• Stal (disambiguation)