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'''Van der Wal''' (or '''van de Wal''', '''Vander Wal''', '''Vanderwal''', '''van de Wall, VanderWaal''') is a [[toponymic surname]] of [[Dutch language|Dutch]] origin. The original bearer of the name may have lived or worked at or near a "wal": a river embankment, quay, or rampart.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=van%20der%20Wal&nfd_naam=Wal,%20van%20de%20/%20der&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal=eng Wal, van de / der] at the Meertens Institute database of surnames</ref> In 2007, Van de(r) Wal was the 47th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,646 people).<ref>Leender Brouwer, [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands]</ref> In Belgium, the form [[Van de Walle]] is more abundant.
'''Van der Wal''', '''Vander Wal''' or '''Vanderwal''' is a surname of Dutch origin. The name refers to:


==List==
People with the name Van de(r) Wal include:

*[[Dolf van der Wal]] (born 1985), Dutch snowboarder
*{{illm|Eelke van der Wal|de||fy||nl|}} (born 1981), Dutch road cyclist
*[[Frederique van der Wal]] (born 1967), Dutch fashion model
*[[Frederique van der Wal]] (born 1967), Dutch fashion model
*[[KLM#The 1960s and 1970s|Gerrit van der Wal]], Dutch president of KLM from 1965 to 1973
*[[Grace VanderWaal]] (born 2004), American singer-songwriter
*[[Henk van der Wal]] (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner
*[[Henk van der Wal]] (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner
*[[Ian van der Wal]] (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer
*[[Ian Vander-Wal]] (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer
*[[Jannes van der Wal]] (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) player
*[[Jan Jaap van der Wal]] (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedian
*[[Jannes van der Wal]] (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) world champion
*{{illm|Johanna Carolina van der Wal|id}} (1852–1908), Dutch-Indonesian pianist
*[[John Vander Wal]] (born 1966), American baseball player
*[[John Vander Wal]] (born 1966), American baseball player
*[[Kody Vanderwal]] (born 2001), American stock car driver
*[[Laurel van der Wal]] (1924–2009), American aeronautical engineer
*[[Marian van de Wal]] (born 1970), Dutch singer residing in Andorra
*[[Marieke van der Wal]] (born 1979), Dutch handball goalkeeper
*[[Nick van de Wall]] (born 1987), Dutch DJ better known as ''Afrojack''
*[[Rachael Vanderwal]] (born 1983), British basketball player
*[[Rachael Vanderwal]] (born 1983), British basketball player
*[[Rence van der Wal]] (born 1989), Dutch professional football player
*[[Rence van der Wal]] (born 1989), Dutch footballer
*[[Ron Vanderwal]] (born 1938), American-Australian anthropologist and archeologist
*[[Thomas Vander Wal]], information architect
*[[Thomas Vander Wal]] (born 1966), American information architect


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Van der Waals (disambiguation)]]
*[[Van de Walle]]
*[[Van de Walle]]
*[[Wal (disambiguation)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dutch-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Dutch origin]]

Latest revision as of 01:11, 26 June 2022

Van der Wal (or van de Wal, Vander Wal, Vanderwal, van de Wall, VanderWaal) 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 rampart.[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.

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People with the name Van de(r) Wal include:

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  1. ^ Wal, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of surnames
  2. ^ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands