How common is the surname Isabell?

1,659 people in the United States had the surname Isabell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. It ranked 17,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Isabell getting more or less common?

More common. 1,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,659 in 2010, up 7.9%.

Is Isabell also a first name?

Yes. Isabell 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.

The surname Isabell

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,659 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I214 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Isabell is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a matronymic.

Isabell 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 1,659 people named Isabell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,537.

#17,104

rank among US surnames

1,659

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,040)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,097	DeNicola	1,660	185,991
#17,104	Prioleau	1,659	186,103
#17,111	Ulm	1,658	186,216

Who is named Isabell

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

56% of people named Isabell identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Isabell

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

Questions

How common is the surname Isabell?: 1,659 people in the United States had the surname Isabell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. It ranked 17,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Isabell?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Isabell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Isabell?: Isabell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Isabell getting more or less common?: More common. 1,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,659 in 2010, up 7.9%.
Is Isabell also a first name?: Yes. Isabell 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.