How common is the surname Isbell?

9,905 people in the United States had the surname Isbell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,171 Americans. It ranked 3,594th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Isbell?

Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1979), followed by Izzy Stradlin.

Where is the surname Isbell most common?

Wikidata records people named Isbell in the United States.

Is the surname Isbell getting more or less common?

More common. 9,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,905 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Isbell

An English patronymic surname, carried by 9,905 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Isbell is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,905 people named Isbell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,171 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,709.

#3,594

rank among US surnames

9,905

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #3,367)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,585	Stephen	9,925	31,108
#3,586	Free	9,923	31,114
#3,587	Upchurch	9,922	31,117
#3,588	Wadsworth	9,912	31,149
#3,589	Partridge	9,909	31,158
#3,590	Osman	9,908	31,161
#3,592	Wirth	9,907	31,164

Who is named Isbell

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

89% of people named Isbell identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Isbells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Isbell
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1979)
Izzy Stradlin
American rock guitarist, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Isbell

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Isbell come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
How common is the surname Isbell?: 9,905 people in the United States had the surname Isbell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,171 Americans. It ranked 3,594th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Isbell?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Isbell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Isbell?: Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1979), followed by Izzy Stradlin.
Where is the surname Isbell most common?: Wikidata records people named Isbell in the United States.
What type of surname is Isbell?: Isbell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Isbell getting more or less common?: More common. 9,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,905 in 2010, up 2.0%.