My last name is Ian C.T. vom Saal -- I don't know of any relation to just 'Saal'. I'm actually looking for some family history of the name (vom Saal). I know that there were originally two families -- ' von Heppenheim vom Saal ' harshly translated to ' von Heppenheim from Saal - ' from the hall ' I don't know when the name split and became just ' vom Saal.' I do know that 'vom' refers to the Duke, the kings brother, and Saal being the kingdom/castle. Therefore it would be ' von Heppenheim, the Duke from Saal ' ?? That would be my best guess.
If there is anyone with any info that they can share, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks