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.[1] 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