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
Average Isle Salary in
United States
$43,450 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Isle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isle (Arabic: ايسل, Hindi: इसले) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isle? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 225,517th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. The surname Isle is predominantly found 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. Isle is also the 123,075th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,359 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Isle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Isle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isle last name 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 last name are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Isle
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