| ![Show Contents]() Isabelle Surname History
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Etymology of IsabelleWhat does the name Isabelle mean? The name Isabelle has a long French heritage that first began in the northern region of Normandy. The name is derived from when the family lived in Normandy, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Isabelle familyThe surname Isabelle was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy. Early History of the Isabelle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Isabelle research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1696, 1808, 1818, 1824 and 1834 are included under the topic Early Isabelle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Isabelle Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Isabelle, including Isabel, Isabelle, Isabeau, Isabé, Isabey and many more. Early Notables of the Isabelle family- Charles-Edouard Isabelle, born in Havre in 1808, who became an architect...
Isabelle Rankingthe United States, the name Isabelle is the 17,720th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Isabelle is ranked the 490th most popular surname. 2
| Isabelle migration to Canada | + |
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Isabelle surname were Isabelle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Thomas Isabelle worked in Beauceville, Quebec in 1733
- Geneviève Isabelle married in Michon in 1734
- Marie-Geneviève Isabelle lived in Beauceville, Quebec in 1734
| Contemporary Notables of the name Isabelle (post 1700) | + |
- Kerry Isabelle Greenwood OAM (1954-2025), Australian author and lawyer, wrote many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher, adapted as the popular television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
- Doreen Isabelle Tracey (1943-2018), English-born, American actress who appeared on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955 to 1958
- Professor Isabelle Stenger (b. 1949), Belgian philosopher
- Frances Isabelle Brundage (1854-1937), American illustrator
- Isabelle Stadden (b. 2002), American three-time gold medalist swimmer who specializes in the backstroke
- Isabelle Becker (1965-2024), French singer, co-founder of the band Edgar de l'Est
- Isabelle Ferron (b. 1967), French actress, comedian, and dancer both in film and on stage
- Isabelle Coutant- Peyre (1953-2024), French lawyer
- Isabelle Brocas, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California
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