Isom Surname
Approximately 13,512 people bear this surname
Isom Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Isham,' a parish in Northamptonshire, three miles from Kettering. The corrupted Isom is a natural one.
Henry de Isham, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameIsom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,680 | 1:28,585 | 3,550 |
| England | 277 | 1:201,148 | 17,563 |
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| Indonesia | 137 | 1:965,323 | 71,212 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 136 | 1:179,231 | 14,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,242 | 1:40,434 | 4,751 |
Isom (1,939) may also be a first name.
Isom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Isham,' a parish in Northamptonshire, three miles from Kettering. The corrupted Isom is a natural one.
Henry de Isham, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1416. John Isham, prior of Windham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1582. Buried — Grace, d. Robert Isam: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1590. Thomas Stacye and Agnes Isam (of Lincoln): Marriage Lic. (London).
1621-2. Edward Isham, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1625. Married — Edward Isum and Elizabeth Morryer: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1807. — Thomas Isom and Charlotte Harris: St. George, Hanover Square.
For isham, q.v.
A place in the hundred of Orlingbury, co. Northampton, where an elder branch of the existing family, Isham of Lamport, were seated soon after the Conquest. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
Local. Isis—ham, that is, the town on the river Isis, in Northamptonshire, England.
From Isham; a location name in Northamptonshire.
User-submitted Reference
Originally spelled 'Isham' after the village in Kettering-Northampton area of England. It means 'homestead of the River Ise'. The spelling was changed to 'Isom' when a family immigrated to the United States to ease confusion of the pronunciation- some would say 'eye-sham'.
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Average Isom Salary in
United States
$38,010 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Isom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isom (Hindi: इसों, Russian: Исом) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,922nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 539,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Isom reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 172,224th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 1,939 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 12,680 people, or 1 in 28,585. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Isom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Isom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Isom surname rose 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Isom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Isom surname are 10.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.88% registered with the political party.
The amount Isom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.23% more than the national average, earning 582,202 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.43% less than the national average, earning R 67,896 per year; in United States they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $38,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isom in the Hindi language | ||
| इसों | isom | - |
| Isom in the Russian language | ||
| Исом | isom | - |
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Isom Reference & Research
Isom DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Isom FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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