Bijl or Byl is a Dutch surname. "Bijl" means "axe" in Dutch, and the name may be a metonymic occupational surname referring to a butcher or lumberjack. It can also be of Matronymic origin, referring to a short form of Sibylla.Bijl at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands People with this surname include:

Arie Bijl (1908–1945), Dutch physicist Glenn Bijl (born 1995), Dutch footballer Guillaume Bijl (1946–2025), Belgian conceptual and installation artist Jeroen Bijl (born 1966), Dutch volleyballplayer and chef de mission of NOC NSF Lyn Byl (born 1979), German-British handball player Marc Bijl (born 1970), Dutch performance and installation artist Martine Bijl (1948–2019), Dutch singer, actress, writer and television presenter Nelly Byl (1919–2011), Belgian songwriter

See also Van der Bijl Van der Byl

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