Lisle Family Crest & Name History

There is no single Lisle family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Lisle is a familiar spelling of the Scottish name Lyle. The family name meaning is “Of the island”, the same as for Lyle.

Before spelling was fixed, Lyle was also written Lisle. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Lyall. About 1,809 people in the United States were recorded as Lisle in 2010, placing it 16,031 on the national list. Between 1891 and 2000, 196 babies born in France were registered as Lisle, with the most births in 1921–1930.

Get the complete Lisle report, with a museum-style coat of arms.