Staal
# 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 [de; ru; sl] (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
