The schaal Surname
schaal Name Meaning and History
- German: habitational name from Schaala in Thuringia (so named from scalaha ‘dirty water’) or Lake Schaal on the Schaale river near Ratzeburg.
- German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for someone who made dishes (for scales), vessels for drinking, etc., from Middle Low German, Dutch schale ‘dish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| schaal history | nichole malia schaal | 16 |
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 nmshackle
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| Schaal Families around Aalen, Germany |
ericusg
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| Mary, William or Frank Schaal in NY? or New Britian or Meriden, CT |
strasburg99
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| family of Otto A. Schaal |
griffinrs2006
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| schaal history | nichole malia schaal | 7 |
| Schaal/Carey family of Nebraska,circa 1909 |
RHKB253
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| Vincent J Schaal |
gjhauff1
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| John Julius Kellerman b. Stuttgart, Germany |
betyou35
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| Nelson Edward Schaal |
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