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
Annette Van Zyl (born 1943), South African tennis player
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 (born 1940), South African politician
Gerard van Zijl (1607–1665), Dutch portrait and genre painter
Gideon Brand van Zyl (1873–1956), South African politician
Kayle van Zyl (born 1991), South African rugby player
Ian van Zyl (born 1980), Namibian cricketer
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
Irvette van Zyl (born 1987), South African long-distance runner
Jaco van Zyl (born 1985), South African golfer
L. J. van Zyl (born 1985), South African hurdler
Paul van Zyl, South African lawyer and human rights activists
Piet van Zyl (born 1979), Namibian rugby union player
Riaan van Zyl (born 1980), South African rugby player
Stiaan van Zyl (born 1987), South African cricketer
Van der Zijl/Zyl
Annejet van der Zijl (born 1962), Dutch writer
Nikki van der Zyl (born 1935), German voice actress
Werner van der Zyl (1902-1984), German refugee rabbi in Spain
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
