Attal (French: Attal) surname originated from the Arab word "عتال attâl" (porter). 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.
Notable people with the name include:
- Fahed Attal (born 1985), Palestinian football player
- Gabriel Attal (born 1989), French politician, Prime Minister of France from January to September 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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