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
The surname Isle (Arabic: ايسل, Hindi: इसले) occurs most in Egypt. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Isle is the 225,517th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. The surname Isle occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Isle reside; 39 percent reside in North Africa and 39 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 123,075th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 3,359 people.
The surname Isle is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Isle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Isle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isle last name increased 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Isle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing 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 to vote for 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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