The zylstra Surname
zylstra Name Meaning and History
Frisian: topographic name for someone who lived by a sluice, from
an agent noun based on zijl ‘sluice’, ‘pump’. Compare Van
Zyl.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Peter Zylstra of Paterson NJ |
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| Zylstra's from Fryslan | WILLIAM HENRY ZYLSTRA | 11 |
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| Obit: Lester Zielstra of Iowa (1917-2005) |
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| Rienk Zylstra and family | Brock Zylstra | 0 |
| Pieter Zylstra and family in Grand Rapids, MI | Brock Zylstra | 0 |
| Peter Zylstra in NJ 1869-1944 | Jim de Waal Malefyt | 0 |
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