Isaacs Name Meaning: A patronymic from 'Isaac',from the Hebrew personal name yishaq ‘he laughs’.The name originally meant 'may God laugh','smile on him'.
This was the name of the son of 'Abraham'.The traditional explanation is that Abraham and Sarah laughed with joy when their son was born,concidering their age.
Discover how your Isaacs ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 23 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 47 |
| Dorset | 95 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 165 |
| Gloucestershire | 88 |
| Hampshire | 145 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 75 |
| Lancashire | 223 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 42 |
| London | 2,056 |
| Middlesex | 140 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 32 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 208 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 65 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 73 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 61 |
| Worcestershire | 34 |
| Yorkshire | 103 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 14 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 143 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 58 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 486 |
| None | 46 |
| Private Means | 40 |
| Cigar Maker | 30 |
| Tailoress | 28 |
| Assisting In Business | 19 |
| No Occupation | 19 |
| Boot Maker | 18 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Fruit Salesman | 16 |
| General Dealer | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 16 |
| Clerk | 15 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Shop Assistant | 15 |
| Charwoman | 14 |
| Milliner | 14 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| Tailor (maker) | 12 |
| At School | 12 |
| Cabinet Maker | 12 |
| Assisting In The Business | 11 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 11 |
| Scholar | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Sarah Isaacs | 673 |
| Mary Isaacs | 557 |
| Elizabeth Isaacs | 494 |
| William Isaacs | 494 |
| John Isaacs | 488 |
| Henry Isaacs | 447 |
| Samuel Isaacs | 355 |
| Joseph Isaacs | 323 |
| Abraham Isaacs | 310 |
| George Isaacs | 297 |
| Isaac Isaacs | 296 |
| Jane Isaacs | 291 |
| Hannah Isaacs | 286 |
| Charles Isaacs | 265 |
| Annie Isaacs | 262 |
| Esther Isaacs | 258 |
| James Isaacs | 229 |
| David Isaacs | 228 |
| Thomas Isaacs | 224 |
| Lewis Isaacs | 220 |
| Rebecca Isaacs | 214 |
| Ann Isaacs | 174 |
| Julia Isaacs | 172 |
| Rachel Isaacs | 170 |
| Alfred Isaacs | 165 |