De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons.[1] A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:

De Waal
De Wael / Dewael
  • Cornelis de Wael (1592–1667), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant
  • Jan de Wael I (1558–1633), Flemish painter and engraver, father of Cornelis and Lucas
  • Jan Baptist de Wael (1632–1670s), Flemish painter and printmaker in Italy
  • Johan de Wael (1594–1663), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
  • Leopold De Wael (1823–1892), Belgian merchant and mayor of Antwerp
  • Lucas de Wael (1591–1661), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant
  • Michiel de Wael (1596–1659), Dutch brewer portrayed by Frans Hals
  • Monique De Wael (born 1937), Belgian-born American author of a fictitious Holocaust memoir
  • Patrick Dewael (born 1955), Belgian politician, Minister-President of Flanders

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References

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  1. ^ Waal, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.