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Where did the Scottish Isbister family come from? When did the Isbister family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Isbister family history?

The forefathers of the Isbister family were Viking settlers who came to Scotland in the Middle Ages. Many places were named by these Norsemen, and the Isbister surname was taken on from one of these place names, when someone lived in Isbister, a place-name found in several locations in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. This makes this name a habitation surname; that is, it is derived from an already existing place-name.

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Sound and intuition were the main things that scribes in the Middle Ages relied on when spelling and translating names. Since those factors varied, so did the spelling of the names. Spelling variations of the name Isbister include Isbister, Yisbuster and others.

First found in the Orkneys, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Isbister research. Another 287 words(20 lines of text) covering the year 1607 is included under the topic Early Isbister History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Isbister Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In North America, the monarchy was thousands of miles away and Scots were free to settle on their own land and practice their own beliefs. The American War of Independence provided an opportunity for these settlers to pay back the English monarchy and forge a new nation. Recently, this heritage has survived through North American highland games and Clan societies. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Isbister or a variant listed above:

Isbister Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hugh Isbister settled in Savannah Georgia in 1775
  • Hugh Isbister, aged 20, arrived in Savanna(h), Ga in 1775

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  • Claude Isbister, Canadian Economist


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