Islip

See also: islip

English

Etymology

From the name of the River Ise + Old English slæp (“slippery place”).

Proper noun

Islip (countable and uncountable, plural Islips)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9878).
   2. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214).
   3. A town in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
   4. A hamlet and census-designated place within the above town in Suffolk County, New York.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Islip is the 20175^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• pilis