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

Ising, 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 Ising surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ising in America

Ising is the 59901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ising surname appeared 337 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 Ising.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ising 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 Ising

The surname Ising has its origins in the Germanic languages, with roots dating back to the early medieval period in Central Europe. The name is believed to have derived from the Old German word "ising," which translates to "iron" or "made of iron." This connection suggests that the name may have originally referred to an occupation or trade related to iron-working or metalsmithing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ising can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Raittenbuch, a 12th-century manuscript from the Raittenbuch Monastery in Bavaria, Germany. This document mentions an individual named Isingo, which is likely an early variation of the Ising surname.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Ising began to appear more frequently in various records across parts of Germany and Austria. For instance, in 1296, a nobleman named Heinrich Ising was mentioned in the archives of the city of Nuremberg. Another notable individual was Johann Ising, a 14th-century theologian and rector of the University of Vienna.

The Ising surname can also be traced back to certain place names or localities in Germany and Austria, such as the village of Ising in Upper Bavaria, which may have contributed to the development and spread of the name.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the Ising surname. One such figure was Ernst Ising (1900-1998), a German physicist best known for his work on the Ising model, a mathematical model used in statistical mechanics. Another prominent bearer of the name was Wilhelm Ising (1868-1958), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities.

Other individuals with the Ising surname include Johann Konrad Ising (1677-1737), a German composer and organist during the Baroque period, and Johann Adam Ising (1763-1827), a German painter and etcher who worked in the Neoclassical style. Additionally, the poet and writer Mathilde Ising (1830-1908), who was part of the German literary movement known as "Young Germany," also carried this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ising

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

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

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