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Origin of Isle Total Records: 8  Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: twistle' is the ancient name for the area around the banks of a river. In North America it would be called a 'Coulee' The family originates in the township of Entwistle, ancient parish of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England, and dates back to the middle 1200's. It is a very common name in the Bolton-Bury area of present-day greater Manchester. There are many 'Twistle' names in Lancashire, England, including Birtwistle, Oswaldtwistle and Extwistle. Surnames: Entwhistle, Entwisle, Entwistle, Enwysell Submitted by: D.J. Entwistle Stutter Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: Parsley, according to my research is either a place name(saxon: Parr's leah, or Parr's grove), or a variant on Pashley, Paisley, Paslow, or Presley. The English name seems to be from northern England and southern Scotland, however, its also rumored to be Irish. There is also a group of Parsleys from Norway, but I have no knowledge if the two are connected. In the United States, Parsley is most often found in the southeast, around Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest American reference I found to the name was a death certificate from Virginia dated c.1720 Surnames: Paisley, Parsley, Pashley, Paslow, Presley Submitted by: Donald Parsley Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: Ann, Born Ross County, Ohio, 23 July 1817, Married Jacob Crislip Reed 20 Dec 1835, Union County, Ohio; Died 30 May 1899 Keokuk Iowa Surnames: Shisler Submitted by: Romy Amos Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: Seeking info on John Carlisle b1770 where? lived in NC d 1832 Columbus Co., NC Surnames: Carlisle Submitted by: Sandi Little Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: The Sisler family is of German origin, the name having been Anglicized since their arrival in this country. Surnames: Sisler Submitted by: History of West Virginia Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: Lisle French origin means from the island Surnames: Lisle Submitted by: glitz Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: HUNGARY Surnames: EISLER Submitted by: Origin of Isle, Meaning of Isle Origin: I understand might have come from basil originally.Also another originated covenerty England. Coat of arms lion shield wheat arrow common to Coventry England. Daniel Baisley Surnames: Baisley Submitted by: Daniel R Baisley Sr 2/17/2012 10:40 AM Page 1 of 1

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