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

Isaias, 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 Isaias surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Isaias in America

Isaias is the 75069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Isaias surname appeared 257 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 Isaias.

We can also compare 2010 data for Isaias 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 Isaias

The surname ISAIAS is of Spanish origin, derived from the Hebrew name "Yeshayahu" meaning "Yahweh is salvation." It can be traced back to the 15th century in the region of Andalusia, Spain, where many Jews lived before being expelled in 1492.

The name was likely adopted by Jewish families who converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition. It became a common surname among Sephardic Jews who settled in various parts of the Mediterranean and the New World after their expulsion from Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ISAIAS surname can be found in the municipal archives of Seville, Spain, dated 1487, referring to a certain Juan ISAIAS, a merchant from that city. Another early reference is in a document from the city of Granada in 1501, mentioning a family named ISAIAS who had recently converted to Christianity.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records of Spanish settlers in colonial Mexico and other parts of Latin America. Notable bearers of the ISAIAS surname include Diego ISAIAS, a soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

Another prominent figure was Tomás ISAIAS, a renowned playwright and poet from Seville, who lived between 1555 and 1625. His works were widely acclaimed and performed throughout Spain during the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

In the 18th century, the ISAIAS surname can be found among members of the Spanish nobility, such as the Marqués de ISAIAS, a wealthy landowner in Andalusia whose family had been granted a noble title by the Spanish Crown.

In the 19th century, José ISAIAS was a prominent general in the Spanish Army who fought against the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars (1808-1814).

Another notable bearer of the ISAIAS surname was María ISAIAS, a Spanish poet and feminist activist who lived from 1848 to 1924 and was a pioneer in the women's rights movement in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Isaias

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

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

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