Chvátal (; feminine: Chvátalová) is a Czech and Slovak surname, meaning '[he] rushed'. Notable people with the surname include:
Janet Chvatal (born 1964), American classical singer, author and producer Juraj Chvátal (born 1996), Slovak footballer Martin Ferdinand Quadal, born Chvátal (1736–1811), Czech-Austrian painter Václav Chvátal (born 1946), Czech-Canadian mathematician
See also
Chvátal graph, named after Václav Chvátal Chvátal–Sankoff constants, named after Václav Chvátal Franz Xaver Chwatal (1808–1879), Czech composer and music educator