# Isbell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/isbell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,905 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,594 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,171 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (9,709 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Isbell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Isbell in the United States.

## People named Isbell

- Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1979)
- Izzy Stradlin, American rock guitarist

## Similar surnames

Isabell, Isabella, Isabelle, Isabel, Iqbal.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.