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Early Origins of the Eisele family

The surname Eisele was first found in Austria, where in medieval times the name Eisel was closely associated to important social and political advancements of the region's feudal society. Being prominent in local affairs, the Eisel family often intermarried with other reputable families, some of whom played important roles in the territorial conflicts of the period.

Early History of the Eisele family

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Eisele Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eisel, Eiseler, Eisell, Eisele, Eisler, Eislen, Eysel, Eyseler, Isell, Eysell, Eisell, Aisel, Aiseler, Aissler, Aysel, Ayseler, Eisele, Eiselen and many more.

Early Notables of the Eisele family

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Eisele Ranking

In the United States, the name Eisele is the 9,455th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Eisele migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eisele Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Lorien Eisele, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Eisele Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Eisele, who landed in Mississippi in 1847 2
  • Philip Martin Eisele, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1850 2
  • Sabe Eisele, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 2
  • Stephan Eisele, aged 17, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
  • Peter Eisele, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1859 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Eisele (post 1700) +

  • Garnett Thomas Eisele (1923-2017), American jurist, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1991-2017)
  • John Lincoln Eisele (1884-1933), American silver and bronze medalist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • Carolyn Eisele (1902-2000), American mathematician and historian of mathematics from The Bronx, New York City
  • Donn Fulton Eisele (1930-1987), American astronaut, Commander of Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo space flight in October 1968 3
  • George Raymond "Spud" Eisele (1923-1942), United States Naval Reserve sailor killed in action on November 12, 1942, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, eponym of the USS Eisele
  • John Lincoln Eisele (1884-1933), American silver medalist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • John Allan Eisele (b. 1929), American physicist
  • Hans Eisele (1940-2002), German football player
  • Alois Eisele (1914-2008), German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and the Close Combat Clasp in Gold


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Donn Eisele. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/eisele-df.html


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