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

Ische, 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 Ische surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ische in America

Ische is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ische surname appeared 202 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 Ische.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ische 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 Ische

The surname ISCHE has its origins in the Germanic regions of central Europe, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have evolved from the Old High German word "isc," meaning "ice" or "frozen," suggesting that the name may have been associated with someone who lived in a particularly cold or icy region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ISCHE surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the German state of Saxony, which mentions an individual named Ischo in the 12th century. This suggests that variations of the name were already in use by that time.

The ISCHE surname was also documented in the Freiberger Stadtbuch, a medieval municipal record from the town of Freiberg in Saxony, which included entries for individuals with the surnames Ische and Yssche in the 14th century. These variations in spelling were common during that era.

Interestingly, the name ISCHE appears to have been particularly prominent in the region of Silesia, an area now divided between Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. One notable figure was Johannes Ische, a Silesian-born theologian and scholar who lived in the 15th century (c. 1430-1490). He was known for his work on canon law and served as a professor at the University of Leipzig.

Another historically significant bearer of the ISCHE surname was Johann Gottfried Ische (1681-1729), a German Lutheran theologian and philosopher. He was born in Saxony and served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg, where he taught logic, metaphysics, and theology.

In the 19th century, the name gained some literary recognition with the German writer and poet Christian Friedrich Ische (1816-1883). He was born in Wittenberg and published several volumes of poetry and prose works, many of which drew inspiration from the natural landscapes of his native region.

Other notable individuals with the ISCHE surname include the German artist and painter Carl Ische (1834-1905), known for his landscape and genre paintings, and the German-American architect and civil engineer Otto Ische (1857-1937), who was involved in the construction of several notable buildings and bridges in the United States.

While the ISCHE surname has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, its origins and various bearers have left an indelible mark on the cultural and intellectual fabric of central Europe, particularly in the fields of theology, literature, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ische

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

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

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