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    The surname Isabel

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,122 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɪzəbɛl/ 3 syllables Soundex I214 Also a first name

    Isabel: #22,827 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Isabel #22,827, 1,122 people Isabel: #22,827 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Isabel #22,827, 1,122 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Isabel is more common than 85.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.

    Isabel is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,122 people named Isabel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,174 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,011.

    #22,827
    rank among US surnames
    1,122
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11%
    change since 2000 (was #23,454)

    Who is named Isabel

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    39% of people named Isabel identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Isabel

    Isabel has the Soundex code I214, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I214.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Isabel come from?
    From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.
    How common is the surname Isabel?
    1,122 people in the United States had the surname Isabel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,174 Americans. It ranked 22,827th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Isabel?
    In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Isabel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Isabel?
    Isabel is /ˈɪzəbɛl/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Isabel?
    Isabel is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Isabel getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,011 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,122 in 2010, up 11%.
    Is Isabel also a first name?
    Yes. Isabel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.