Van der Wal
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. In 2007, Van de(r) Wal was the 47th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,646 people). In Belgium, the form Van de Walle is more abundant. List People with the name Van de(r) Wal include: Dolf van der Wal (born 1985), Dutch snowboarder (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 Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), American singer-songwriter Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner Ian Vander-Wal (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer Jan Jaap van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedian Jannes van der Wal (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) world champion (1852–1908), Dutch-Indonesian pianist 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