The zill Surname
zill Name Meaning and History
- metonymic occupational name for someone who piloted a river barge, from Middle High German zülle, zulle, zille ‘river barge’.
- from the personal name Cyliak (a variant of Cyriak; see Zilch) or of the female personal name Cäcilie (German form of Cecilia).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 22
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Zill |
 steelethree1
| 1 |
| George Zill | Phillip Zill | 3 |
| Zills / Zells 1700 - 1800 Sussex Co. Virgina |
MPeeples146
| 0 |
| Zill from Germany Uckermark | Daniela Senft Pannicke | 5 |
| Zill |
gailmklein
| 0 |
| RONALD ZILL | Bonnie Messick | 4 |
| Susanna ZILL | Tammy M.(PA) | 0 |
| Michelle Zill | Michele White (nee Szymanski) | 0 |
| OSKAR ZILL | Héctor Zill | 0 |
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