Find out how popular the last name Hisle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hisle.

Hisle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hisle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hisle in America

Hisle is the 23485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hisle surname appeared 1,082 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hisle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hisle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hisle

The surname Hisle originated in Germany, likely in the 15th or 16th century. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hisel," meaning a small hut or cottage. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a humble dwelling or was a builder of such structures.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hisle dates back to 1492 in the town of Augsburg, where a certain Hans Hisle was mentioned in local records. In the following century, a Johann Hisle was documented in the nearby village of Landsberg am Lech in 1567.

The Hisle surname has also been linked to various place names across Germany, such as Hisselbach and Hissingen. These locations likely took their names from geographical features like streams or hills, which in turn may have influenced the development of the surname.

While not widely documented in historical manuscripts, a few notable individuals have borne the name Hisle over the centuries. One such figure was Andreas Hisle (1628-1684), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Duke of Württemberg. Another was Johann Gottfried Hisle (1703-1775), a theologian and academic from Saxony.

In the 19th century, a Prussian military officer named Friedrich Hisle (1814-1890) gained recognition for his service in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars. Around the same time, a German-American immigrant named Karl Hisle (1832-1905) established a successful brewing business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Lastly, a botanist named Emil Hisle (1871-1949) made significant contributions to the study of plant life in his native Bavaria, authoring several publications on the region's flora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hisle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hisle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hisle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hisle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hisle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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