Staal Family History
Staal Name 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