Isabel Family Crest & Name History

Spelled Isabel, the surname still points back to Isbell. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Descendant of Isabel (oath to Baal); an English variant of Elizabeth (oath of God)”. Isabel is listed among the recognised spellings of Isbell. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

1,122 Americans were listed as Isabel in the 2010 census. 36% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. 601 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Isabel name at birth.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Isabel, so the heraldry linked to Isbell is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Isabel surname pack.