Zylstra

English

Etymology

Americanized form of West Frisian Zijlstra.

Proper noun

Zylstra (plural Zylstras)

1. A surname from West Frisian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zylstra is the 15806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1842 individuals. Zylstra is most common among White (96.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zylstra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.