Isle Surname
Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname
Isle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the isle,' from residence on some little island on a river, or by the seashore. As a rule, monosyllabic local surnames take a final s; compare Stubbs, Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c. Probably it is the genitive form, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.
Read More About This SurnameIsle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| United States | 524 | 1:691,716 | 54,826 |
| England | 312 | 1:178,584 | 16,169 |
| Turkey | 63 | 1:1,235,261 | 51,954 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 131 | 1:186,072 | 15,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Isle (3,359) may also be a first name.
Isle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the isle,' from residence on some little island on a river, or by the seashore. As a rule, monosyllabic local surnames take a final s; compare Stubbs, Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c. Probably it is the genitive form, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.; Middle English He, an isle; Old French isle.
John del He, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Baldwin del Hie, or de Insula, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Malves del He, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Thomas lies, Ch.Ch., Oxf.: Register of the University of Oxford.
1579. Nicholas lies and Mary Jacques: Marriage Lic. (London).
1678. Charles Carter and Susanne Isles: Marriage Alleg. (.Canterbury).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at an Island [Old French isle (mod. île), Latin insula]
The Isle of Wight is now the home of the name. John Joliffe of Petersfield was in the middle of last century the mortgagee of "the Home Farm and the disparked park" in the manor of Harting, Havant (Long.).
Isle Demographics
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Isle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isle (Arabic: ايسل, Hindi: इसले) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Isle click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isle? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,517th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Isle are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 123,075th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 3,359 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Not including Egypt Isle exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Isle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Isle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Isle surname rose 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Isle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Isle surname are 9.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.79% being registered with the party.
Isle earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isle in the Hindi language | ||
| इसले | isale | - |
| Isle in the Arabic language | ||
| ايسل | aysl | - |
| آيسل | aysl | - |
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Isle Reference & Research
Isle-Ayles-Ailes-Ile DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Isle-Ayles-Ailes-Ile FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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