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 465
Agricultural Labourer 106
House Servant 37
Labourer 33
Carter 31
Dress Maker 27
Coal Miner 25
Servant 23
Carpenter 23
Mason 21
General Servant 20
Shoe Maker 20
Laundress 16
House Keeper 15
House Maid 15
Farm Servant 12
Farmer's Son 12
Blacksmith 11
Farmers Son 11
Wife Of Above 11
Stone Mason 11
Glover 11
Farmer 10
Butcher 10
Cook 10

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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