Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname VANDERBILT.

VANDERBILT (Dutch) Byl, in Dutch, signifies a hatchet or bill. Byltye, a little hatchet or bill. Die Byltye was a nickname given to ship-carpenters at Amsterdam, hence Van de Bylt.

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