Andal

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Galician Andal, a surname predominantly established in the Philippines.
• Borrowed from Norwegian Andal, probably a compound of ahn (“elm”) and dal (“valley”).

Andal (plural Andals)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Andal is the 37993^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 584 individuals. Andal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.84%) and White (22.26%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Andal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈdal/ [ʔɐnˈdal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: An‧dal

Andál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔)

1. a surname

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Andal is the 397^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,398 individuals.