Attal (French: Attal) surname originated from the Arab word "attâl" (porter).[1] It can be associated with the Spanish town of Atal from the province of La Coruña and is documented since the 17th century as a surname used by Jews.[2]
Notable people with the name include:
- Fahed Attal (born 1985), Palestinian football player
- Gabriel Attal (born 1989), French politician, Prime Minister of France since 2024
- Henri Attal (1936–2003), French actor
- Madeleine Attal (1921–2023), French actress and theatre director
- Yvan Attal (born 1965), Israeli-born French actor and director
See also
- Atal (disambiguation)
- Attali, a surname
References
- ↑ Laurent Hertz, Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère, L'Harmattan, 1997, p.88
- ↑ Attal, Beit Hatfutsot (Jewish diaspora museum, Tel Aviv), accessed 6 March 2020
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