Zeal is an English surname, derived from a southwestern form (with voicing of the initial consonant) of Old English words for sallow, willow or hall; or alternatively from seal(-maker).
Notable people with the surname include:
- Sir William Zeal (1830–1912), Australian engineer and politician
- Kelechi Iheanacho Zeal (born 1981), Nigerian footballer
References
- Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 332
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