Attal is a surname stemming from the Arab word "عتال attâl" (porter, i.e. one who carries things).[1] It is associated with the town of Atal in La Coruña, Spain, and is documented since the 17th century as a Jewish surname.[2]

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

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  1. Laurent Hertz, Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère, L'Harmattan, 1997, p.88
  2. Attal, Beit Hatfutsot (Jewish diaspora museum, Tel Aviv), accessed 6 March 2020