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

Isacson, 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 Isacson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Isacson in America

Isacson is the 93513th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Isacson surname appeared 196 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 Isacson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Isacson 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 Isacson

The surname Isacson has its origins in Sweden, where it first emerged in the late 16th century. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the given name of the father or an ancestor. In this case, Isacson is believed to have originated from the Swedish form of the biblical name Isaac, which means "he laughs" in Hebrew.

The earliest recorded instances of the Isacson surname can be found in Swedish church records and census documents from the late 1500s and early 1600s. During this period, it was common practice in Scandinavia for individuals to adopt a surname based on their father's given name, with the addition of the suffix "-son" or "-dotter" (meaning "son" or "daughter" in Swedish).

One of the earliest known bearers of the Isacson surname was Johan Isacson, a Swedish merchant who lived in the city of Gothenburg in the mid-17th century. Records indicate that he was involved in the lucrative trade between Sweden and the Netherlands during this time.

Another notable individual with the Isacson surname was Erik Isacson, a Swedish soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He served under King Gustavus Adolphus and participated in several major battles, including the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631.

In the 18th century, the Isacson surname began to spread beyond Sweden as some bearers of the name emigrated to other parts of Europe and North America. One such individual was Carl Isacson, a Swedish-born artist who lived in London during the late 1700s and was known for his landscape paintings.

The 19th century saw the rise of several prominent individuals with the Isacson surname, including Gustaf Isacson, a Swedish writer and journalist who was active in the country's literary circles in the mid-1800s. Another notable figure was Johan Isacson, a Swedish engineer who played a significant role in the construction of the Göta Canal, a major waterway that connected the North Sea with the Baltic Sea in the early 1800s.

As the Isacson surname spread to other countries, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Isaacson, Isackson, and Isacsen. However, the core meaning and origin remained rooted in the Swedish patronymic tradition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Isacson

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

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 Isacson 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 Isacson 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 Isacson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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