Eisele

Family name origins & meanings

• South German : from a short pet form of the personal name Isenhart, from Old High German īsan ‘iron’ + hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
• South German : from Isenlin, a compound of Middle High German īsen ‘iron’ + the hypocoristic suffix -līn, hence a nickname for a blacksmith, ironworker, or dealer in iron.