Explore the Family Name Isla

The meaning of Isla

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called (La) Isla, or a topographic name from isla ‘island’ (from Latin insula). Compare Disla.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Isla in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Isla" has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Isla ranked 42,604th in popularity with a reported 479 individuals carrying the surname. By the following decade, the surname had ascended to the 36,204th position. This is an impressive jump in popularity by approximately 15.02%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by 29.23%, rising from 479 to 619. The rate per 100k people increased by 16.67%, moving from 0.18 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,604	#36,204	15.02%
Count	479	619	29.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Isla

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Isla, there have been significant shifts between the 2000 and the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest proportion of people with this name identify as Hispanic, which saw an increase from 46.56% to 52.02% over the decade. Conversely, those identifying as White decreased from 13.57% to 11.15%. Asian/Pacific Islander was the second most common ethnicity, though it experienced a drop from 35.07% to 33.12%. Individuals who identified as two or more races fell from 3.55% to 3.23%. It should be noted that no individuals with the surname Isla identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	46.56%	52.02%	11.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	35.07%	33.12%	-5.56%
White	13.57%	11.15%	-17.83%
Two or More Races	3.55%	3.23%	-9.01%
Black	1.25%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%