Bijlsma

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Bijlsma is a hybrid Dutch-Frisian metonymic originally meaning "axe man". Documented origins involve a carpenter and butcher. [1] People with this surname, often spelled Bylsma abroad, include:

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References

  1. Bijlsma at the Meertens Institute Dutch surname database.