Isaac Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Isaac Name Meaning: Derived from the Hebrew male given name 'Yitschak',a variant of 'tsachak',meaning to 'laugh'.

This was given to the son of 'Abraham' & 'sarah',connected with sarah's laughter & joy when bearing her son at an old age.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Isaac Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Isaac family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 660
Coal Miner 75
Dress Maker 65
Agricultural Labourer 64
Farmer 53
General Labourer 43
Living On Own Means 33
Labourer 32
Domestic Servant 30
Carpenter 26
Living On Her Own Means 24
General Servant 23
General Servant Domestic 20
Farm Servant 19
Tailor 18
Laundress 18
Mason 17
Clerk 17
Tailoress 16
Blacksmith 14
House Keeper 13
Farmers Son 12
Boot Maker 12
Butcher 12
Collier 12

Isaac Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Isaac 100% 28,563
2 Issac 80% 997
3 Sice 20% 485
4 Isacc 80% 300
5 Isac 80% 277

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The surname Isaac is the most popular version of all its varients

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