This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//wYRBAIB/285.2 Message Board Post: yes the origin of the teal surname is of irish and german also there is some dutch. i have some relatives that their name is teal. my maiden name was teal. i am from logan ohio.my father was john teal . my grandfather was wesley teal . he married sylvia johnson.dont know if we are related or not.alot of my family was from around logan and nelsonville ohio. i have an uncle here in mount vernon ohio that can give me some info on the family.also my great grand father was peter teal .he was killed by a train at a place caleed lick run aroun nelsonville ohio i guess. e mail me.