Staal Family Crest & Name History

Whether you spell it Staal or Stahl, the story begins in the same place. The name is usually explained as “Steel”.

• In the 2010 US Census, 555 Americans gave Staal as their last name (rank 39,607). That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 142 births in France were registered under Staal.
• The same family of names includes Stahle, Stählin and Stahler.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Records show Staal as one of the forms Stahl took over time.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Stahl surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Staal family name pack.