The regal Surname
regal Name Meaning and History
- Spanish: topographic name for someone who lived by a pool formed by a stream.
- southern French (Occitan): nickname from the old Béarn dialect term régal ‘royal’. Compare Ray 1.
- Southern French (Occitan): topographic name for someone who lived near a stream, from a derivative of rega (masculine form rec) ‘stream’, ‘torrent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Regals in Ashtabula Co. OH | Ronald Sager | 1 |
| Robert L. Regal, age 75, son of , Edward and Gertrude Snippert Regal. |
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| John, wife Ella, children >Priscilla and John Jr. Regal in Ohio |
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| Claire Warren Regal, 1923-2006 |
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| Descendents of Nels & Alma Regal, Koochiching Co., MN |
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| Regal,Regele, Reigle, Regel |
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| Rose Regal | Renee Henry | 0 |
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| Busco los Regal en Valencia /Cadiz | Omar Enrique Regal | 0 |
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