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Sklyar Family History

Sklyar Surname Meaning

Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine): occupational name from Ukrainian sklyar ‘glassmaker’. See also Sklar.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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