Find out how popular the last name Isaak is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Isaak.

Isaak, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Isaak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Isaak in America

Isaak is the 19296th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Isaak surname appeared 1,403 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Isaak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Isaak to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Isaak

The surname "ISAAK" originated from the Hebrew name "Yitzchak" meaning "he will laugh" or "he laughs". It is believed to have emerged as an occupational surname for a jester or court entertainer in medieval Europe.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the 13th century in England and Germany. In the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1292, a Thomas Ysaac is mentioned as a tax collector. The surname also appears in the Rotuli Hundredorum records of 1274 as "Ysaac".

In Germany, the name was initially spelled as "Isack" or "Issack". It is thought to have originated from the town of Eisenach in Thuringia, which was an important center for Jewish communities during the Middle Ages. The first recorded instance is from a 1286 document from the city of Erfurt, referring to a "Ysaac de Ysenache".

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the surname began to spread across Europe, particularly in areas with significant Jewish populations. Notable bearers of the name include Rabbi Isaac ben Samuel of Acre (1115-1184), a prominent Talmudic scholar from Israel, and Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), a renowned philosopher and Bible commentator from Portugal.

In England, the surname is also associated with a few notable figures, such as Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), a mathematician and theologian who served as the master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897), the inventor of the Pitman shorthand system.

The surname "ISAAK" has also been found in various forms throughout history, including "Isaac", "Isaacs", and "Isacs". It has been borne by several notable individuals, such as Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), the renowned science fiction author, and Isaac Hayes (1942-2008), the influential American singer-songwriter and actor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Isaak

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Isaak.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Isaak was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Isaak has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Isaak was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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