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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Dutch, Jewish

Meaning & History

Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzelay. Also compare Barzilaij. This name is found exclusively in the Dutch-Jewish community, and is considered quite rare: there were only 6 bearers in 1947 and less than 5 bearers in 2007.
Added 4/23/2012 by Lucille