Show ContentsHisle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Hisle comes from the Irish Gaelic "O hEisleanain," which was often anglicized as O'Heslenane before it became shortened to O'Heslin. The modern Gaelic-Irish version is "O hEislin."

Early Origins of the Hisle family

The surname Hisle was first found in the ancient territory of Breffny, which was comprised of the present day counties of Fermanagh and Leitrim.

Early History of the Hisle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hisle research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1629 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Hisle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hisle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heslin, O'Heslin, O'Heslenan, O'Hislenane and many more.

Early Notables of the Hisle family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • the Hislenane family of Mohill

Hisle Ranking

In the United States, the name Hisle is the 18,654th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hisle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hisle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Valentine Perhart Hisle, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 2


  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)


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