Bal is a surname of Dutch, Indian, Turkish or Polish origin.
[1] In Turkish, bal means "honey", and could have a metonymic occupational origin from e.g. a beekeeper.
[1] The Polish surname originated in the 15th century with Jan I Bal.
His descendants held various titles and offices in south-eastern Poland until the partitions.
According to the Universal Electronic System for Registration of the Population in 2002 there were 2016 people with that surname living in Poland.