German and Dutch: unexplained. Possibly a variant of German
Brillert, which is itself of unexplained origin, or of Dutch
Brillard, from a derivative of Old French bril ‘trap’,
‘snare for catching birds’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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