Islip
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English
Etymology
From the name of the River Ise + Old English slæp (“slippery place”).
Proper noun
Islip (countable and uncountable, plural Islips)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9878).
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214).
- A town in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
- A hamlet and census-designated place within the above town in Suffolk County, New York.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Islip is the 20175th most common surname in England, belonging to 224 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Islip”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.
- Forebears