Staal Family History
Staal Surname Meaning
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a steelsmith, an armorer or a steel merchant from Middle Dutch stael ‘steel’. Dutch (Van Staal, Van der Staal): habitational name for someone from any of various places called De Staal, for example, in Izenberge, West Flanders.
North German and Danish (of German origin): variant of Stahl, a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022