Isabell Surname

213,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Isabell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Isabel,' a very popular font-name in its day; v. Ibbett and Ibbetson. Isabells is the genitive form; compare Jones, Williams, Jennings, &c.

Johannes Isbell, 1379: ibid.

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Isabell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8621:194,66119,217
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

Isabell (25,004) may also be a first name.

Isabell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Isabel,' a very popular font-name in its day; v. Ibbett and Ibbetson. Isabells is the genitive form; compare Jones, Williams, Jennings, &c.

Johannes Isbell, 1379: ibid.

1523. William Isabelles, rector of St. Augustine, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1617. Married — Thomas Brickell and Ann Isbell: St. Antholin (London).

Thomas Issable, 1711: Reg. St. Columb Major.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. under Ibb. Isabelle seems to be commoner in France as a surname than Isabel. The French word isabelle, ‘dun-coloured,’ ‘dove-coloured,’ is said to be due to the name of the Archduchess Isabelle, daughter of Philip II. of Spain, who, when her husband was besieging Ostend (1601-4), ‘fit vœu de ne pas changer de chemise avant la prise de la ville, qui eut lieu après plus de trois ans. Le nom de la princesse serait resté à la couleur que sa chemise avait prise dans cet intervalle’ (Stappers).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal); an English variant of Elizabeth (oath of God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

In H.R. Isabel. See Female Christian Names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Isabell: Isabkll, occurring also in the different forms of Isabelles, Isbells, etc., was a Norwich name in the 16th century (Bl.). Isbell is now found in East Dereham and Attleborough. The name was represented as Isabell and Ysabell in the same county in the 13th century, as well as in Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Lincolnshire. It is now rare or extinct in its early homes.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Isabell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isabell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Isabell (Marathi: इजाबेल) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isabell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 213,274th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,773,975 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Isabell are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 31,993rd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 25,004 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,862 people, or 1 in 194,661. In The United States Isabell is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Isabell is found in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Isabell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Isabell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isabell surname grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Isabell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Isabell are 2.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.31% being registered to vote for the party.

Isabell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $37,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isabelle9323,778/
Isabel9247,797/
Issabelle88771/
Isobell8642/
Isebell8616/
Issabel8615/
Izabell8611/
Idsabel868/
Isablle865/
Iscabel863/
Isabeel862/
Ishabel862/
Ysabell861/
Isaabel861/
Eisabel861/
Esabell861/
Hisabel861/
Isabael861/
Iesabel861/
Isabill860/
Aisabel860/
Izabelle80169/
Ysabelle8021/
Izzabell8012/
Isobelle803/
Esabelle803/
D'Isabel802/
Ijabelle801/
Izabel772,005/
Ysabel77791/
Usabel77102/
Isable77100/
Esabel7740/
Isobel7714/
Ixabel771/
Isebel771/
Jsabel771/
Yoshabell751/
Eizabelle751/
Escabel71313/
Izaabel719/
Hizabel712/
Gesabel712/
Izaebel711/
Uizabel711/
Edsabel711/
Idsabil711/
Essabel711/
Izebell711/
Ijhabel711/
Issable710/
Eseabel710/
Escobell67114/
Ezabelle673/
D'Isable671/

Isabell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isabell in the Marathi language
इजाबेलijabela-

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