Isacson Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Isacson Surname Definition:

(English) The son of Isaac (he who laughs).

Isacson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4741:20,7741,725
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Norway101:514,22941,629
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Isacson (26) may also be a first name.

Isacson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The son of Isaac (he who laughs).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Isacson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isacson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Isacson is found most in Sweden. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Isacson? popularity and diffusion

Isacson is the 428,665th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Isacson reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 26 people.

The surname Isacson is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 20,774. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent live and Halland County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Sweden Isacson occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Isacson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Isacson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Isacson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Isacson surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Isacson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 769.33% more than the national average, earning 3,008,580 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.14% more than the national average, earning $53,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,857 CAD per year.

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