Islip Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameIslip Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 246 | 1:99,087 | 10,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
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.
(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.
Parishes in cos. Oxford and Northampton.
Local. A village near Oxford, England; the name signifies a place on the edge or brink of the water; an island.
(English), Gightslepe, Station of sleep?
A location name in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire.
Islip Demographics
Average Islip Salary in
United States
$61,306 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Islip Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Islip Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Islip is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Islip? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 624,505th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Islip are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Islip is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 248,741. In England Islip is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent reside, Essex, where 11 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Islip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Islip has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Islip surname contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 412 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Islip Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Islip surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% 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.
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