de L'Isle Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Aruba
Highest density in:
Aruba

de L'Isle Surname Definition:

De l'isle: from Lisle in Normandy. Humphry de l’Ile held twenty-seven manors in Wiltshire (Domesday). Hence the name Lisle, Lesley, and Lilly.

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de L'Isle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Aruba551:1,881275
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664

de L'Isle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

De l'isle: from Lisle in Normandy. Humphry de l’Ile held twenty-seven manors in Wiltshire (Domesday). Hence the name Lisle, Lesley, and Lilly.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

The surname de L'Isle comes from the Old French word, which means 'from the island'.

- royerdelisle

de L'Isle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de L'Isle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de L'Isle occurs most in Aruba. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de L'Isle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of de L'Isle reside; 70 percent reside in Caribbean and 70 percent reside in Batavo-Caribbean.

It is most commonly held in Aruba, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,881. Without taking into account Aruba this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

de L'Isle Last Name Statistics demography

de L'Isle earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $58,611 CAD per year.

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