Van der Wal (or van de Wal, Vander Wal, Vanderwal, van de Wall) 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 rampage. 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. People with the name Van de(r) Wal include:
Eelke van der Wal (born 1981), Dutch road cyclistFrederique van der Wal (born 1967), Dutch fashion modelGerrit van der Wal, Dutch president of KLM from 1965 to 1973.Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runnerIan van der Wal (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmerJan Jaap van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedianJannes van der Wal (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) playerJohanna Carolina van der Wal (1852-1908), Dutch-Indonesian pianistJohn Vander Wal (born 1966), American baseball playerMarian van de Wal (born 1970), Dutch singer residing in AndorraMarieke van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch handball goalkeeperRachael Vanderwal (born 1983), British basketball playerRence van der Wal (born 1989), Dutch professional football playerThomas Vander Wal, information architectNick van de Wall, Dutch disc jockey better known as Afrojack