Van der Wal
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Van der Wal (or Van de Wal, Vander Wal, Vanderwal) is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer of the name may have lived or worked at or near a "wal": a river embankment, quay, or rampage.[1] In 2007, Van de(r) Wal was the 47th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,646 people).[2] In Belgium, the form Van de Walle is more abundant. People with the name Van de(r) Wal include:
- de:Eelke van der Wal (born 1981), Dutch road cyclist
- Frederique van der Wal (born 1967), Dutch fashion model
- Gerrit van der Wal, Dutch president of KLM from 1965 to 1973.
- Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner
- Ian van der Wal (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer
- nl:Jan Jaap van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedian
- Jannes van der Wal (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) player
- nl:Johanna Carolina van der Wal (1852-1908), Dutch-Indonesian pianist
- John Vander Wal (born 1966), American baseball player
- Marian van de Wal (born 1970), Dutch singer residing in Andorra
- Marieke van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch handball goalkeeper
- Rachael Vanderwal (born 1983), British basketball player
- Rence van der Wal (born 1989), Dutch professional football player
- Thomas Vander Wal, information architect
See also
References
- ↑ Wal, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of surnames
- ↑ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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