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
 * (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