Islip Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Islip Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Islip' (i) a parish in Northamptonshire, near Thrapston; (a) a parish in Oxfordshire, seven miles from the University city.

Gilbert de Ythslep, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Islip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:248,74120,175
Australia961:281,20525,117
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Islip Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Islip' (i) a parish in Northamptonshire, near Thrapston; (a) a parish in Oxfordshire, seven miles from the University city.

Gilbert de Ythslep, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Islep, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Walter de Islep, rector of Gresham, Norfolk, 1305: History of Norfolk.

William de Islep, rector of Foxley, Norfolk, 1360: ibid.

'One tenement in the tenure of Beatrice Isloppe,' Lynn Regis, Norfolk, 2 Edward VI: ibid.

1781. Married — Thomas Lucas and Mary Islip: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Islip (Oxon, Northamp­ton) = Gith’s Leap [Old English hlíep] Islip (Oxon) was the birthplace of Eadward the Confessor— . . . þat cotlif [hamlet] þe ic was boren inne bi naman Giðslepe.—Charter, Eadw. Conf.; Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, IV. 215.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Oxford and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A village near Oxford, England; the name signifies a place on the edge or brink of the water; an island.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Gightslepe, Station of sleep?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Islip Last Name Facts

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

The surname Islip is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Islip? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 624,505th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Islip reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Islip is most common in England, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 248,741. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Islip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Islip has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Islip last name fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 412 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Islip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Islip surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Islip earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 42.08% more than the national average, earning $61,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.76% more than the national average, earning $69,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ilip8942/
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Ilie6763,097/
Isla6727,383/
Gili6711,300/
Ilia678,857/
Jili676,966/
Hili676,147/
Içli675,203/
Illi673,922/
Aili673,093/
Heaslip672,517/
Hayslip671,937/
Isle671,802/
Ilai671,711/
Işli671,528/
Iliş671,515/
Oili67867/
Yili67844/
Ilgi67673/
Haizlip67573/
Ilio67523/
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Uili67362/
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Ieli67283/
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Ilib6713/
Iliv6712/
Hillips6711/
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Iliť679/
Ihsleib674/
Islleid674/
Ilij673/
Đili673/
Ijli673/
Isaelli673/
Iliæ672/
Aiselli672/
Jlip672/
Oiselli671/
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Ilyi671/
Ysli671/
Iliğ671/
Iliś671/
Iszleib671/
Isslaib671/
Isellis671/
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Iğli671/
Jsli671/
Hisleid671/
Heyslip670/
Hyslips670/
Hillipe670/
Gillipp670/
Hoyslip670/
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