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There are approximately 1,826 people named Lisle in the UK. That makes it the 4,836th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 29 are named Lisle.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Lisle surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LISLE. " Of this surname were several families, springing originally fi-om two, which had derived the designation, one from the Isle of Ely, the other from the Isle of Wight." Eurke's Ext. Peerage. Eighteen dilTerent coats of arms are ascribed to this name by Berry. The principal forms of it are Lisle, L'Isle, Lyle, Lylle, Lyell. In charters it was latinized De Insula.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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