Bijlsma

Bijlsma

Bijlsma

Surname list


Bijlsma is a hybrid Dutch-Frisian metonymic originally meaning "axe man". Documented origins involve a carpenter and butcher.[1] People with this surname, often spelled Bylsma abroad, include:

See also

  • Bylsma, a spelling more common outside of the Netherlands

References

  1. Bijlsma at the Meertens Institute Dutch surname database.

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