Van Zyl

Van Zyl is an Afrikaans toponymic surname. It derives from the Dutch surname Van Zijl, meaning "from Zijl" where Zijl is an archaic term for a waterway. Equivalent


 * Van Zyl


 * Anton van Zyl (born 1980), South African rugby player
 * Carina van Zyl (born 1975), South African field hockey player
 * Corniel van Zyl (born 1979), South African Italian rugby player
 * Corrie van Zyl (born 1961), South African cricketer
 * Eben van Zijl (1931–2009), Namibian politician
 * Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (1940–2010), South African politician
 * Gerard van Zijl (1607–1665), Dutch portrait and genre painter
 * Gideon Brand van Zyl (1873–1956), South African politician
 * Ian van Zyl (born 1980), Namibian cricketer
 * Irvette van Zyl (born 1987), South African long-distance runner
 * Jaco van Zyl (born 1985), South African golfer
 * Japie van Zyl (1957–2020) Namibian electrical engineer
 * Kayle van Zyl (born 1991), South African rugby player
 * Lizzie van Zyl (1894–1901), a child inmate of Bloemfontein concentration camp, whose photo was used as propaganda to convince the British public that Boer children were neglected by their parents
 * L. J. van Zyl (born 1985), South African hurdler
 * Marina van Zyl, South African politician
 * Paul van Zyl, South African lawyer and human rights activists
 * Piet van Zyl (born 1979), Namibian rugby union player
 * Riaan van Zyl (born 1972), South African born American rugby player
 * Sindisiwe van Zyl (1976–2021), Zimbabwe-born South African physician, columnist, health activist and broadcaster
 * Stiaan van Zyl (born 1987), South African cricketer
 * Van der Zijl/Zyl
 * Annejet van der Zijl (born 1962), Dutch writer
 * Nikki van der Zyl (1935–2021), German voice actress
 * Werner van der Zyl (1902-1984), rabbi in Berlin and London, father of Nikki van der Zyl
 * Van Zijll
 * Theodoor Johan Arnold van Zijll de Jong (1836-1917), Dutch East Indies Army generals
 * Verzijl
 * Jan Franse Verzijl (1599-1647), Dutch portrait painter