Last Name ISLES

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Meaning Local: At the isle, from residence on some little island on a river, or by the seashore. As a rule, monosyllabic local English last names take a final 's,' like Stubbs, Styles, Brooks, Holmes, etc.
Origin English, Scottish, Irish

Rank 28,617 (2000 US census) 43,389 (1990 US census)
Count 784 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 51.02%, or 400 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 36.48%, or 286 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.42%, or 19 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 7.53%, or 59 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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Shortest baby names

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