Bijl Family History
Bijl Surname Meaning
Dutch: from the female personal name Bijl, a short form of Amabilia (see Mabile) or Sibilia (see Sibley). Metonymic occupational name for a maker of axes or adzes or for someone who professionally used an axe, for instance, a carpenter or butcher from bijl ‘axe, adze’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
