Islip

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

Islip (countable and uncountable, plural Islips)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9878). ^[1]
   2. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214). ^[2]
   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.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Islip is the 20175^th most common surname in England, belonging to 224 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Islip”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.
• Forebears

• pilis