Kissack Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kissack Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Isaac, q.v. [Manx MacIsaac, early 15th cent. McIssak, M'Issacke] (French) forms of Cussack, q.v.

There has been confusion with Kissick, q.v.

Kissack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5851:619,58850,111
England2681:207,90317,929
Isle of Man1231:69893
Canada961:383,80834,152
Australia321:843,61652,533
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Israel151:570,50941,023
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man3231:16836
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Kissack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of Isaac, q.v. [Manx MacIsaac, early 15th cent. McIssak, M'Issacke] (French) forms of Cussack, q.v.

There has been confusion with Kissick, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from MacIsaac, 'Isaac's Son' is rarely found except in the Isle of Man. Gilbert McIssak was one of the twenty-four 'Keys of Mann' in 1418, and in 1422 Hawley M’Issacke ' was arraigned for that he felloniously rose upon John Walton, Lieutenant of Mann, sitting in the Court of Kirk Michaell'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From the French, Queyssac; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kissack: from Quissac in Lot - arrivals and settlers in England when our arms were being driven out of the South of France. There the petty nobles and knights passed from one side to another without scruple, according to the pay offered, or to the chance of plunder, or to revenge a slight. Some, who had too deeply compromised them­selves on the English side, were obliged to abandon their paternal acres and castles built in and out of the limestone rocks, and take ship at Bordeaux and retire to England. The condition of misery in which the people were during the Hundred Years War cannot be realized by those who have not visited the Causses, and seen how the unhappy peasants were constrained to make their houses on the face of a precipice, and at night haul up their cattle to their rock fastnesses. See my “Deserts of Central France” for these rock refuges.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Kissack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kissack is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 316,846th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,160,225 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kissack live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 619,588. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 10 percent are found.

Kissack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kissack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kissack last name increased 1,671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kissack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kissack surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kissack surname are 31.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Kissack earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.09% more than the national average, earning R 506,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $54,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisack9216/
Kissak9212/
Kissock86496/
Kessack86200/
Kussack8633/
Koissak861/
Keissac861/
Koisack860/
Kisak83168/
Kisac8334/
Kıssacık8063/
Quissack809/
Koissake801/
Kisseick801/
Koisak77580/
Kisake77214/
Kusack77130/
Kishak77123/
Kisiak7778/
Cissac7768/
Kissok7760/
Kesack7753/
Kiszak7732/
Kaisak7728/
Kussak7710/
Kiosak778/
Kiesak776/
Kijsak775/
Kissag775/
Kessak773/
Kuisak772/
Khisac771/
Kisock771/
Kisaak771/
Kissakova751/
Kishakh71831/
Kessock71228/
Coissac71222/
Kisauke71180/
Kiesiak7173/
Quissak7165/
Kischak7155/
Kitsock7150/
Quissac7147/
Chissac7145/
Kieszak7134/
Koisiak7120/
Caissac7117/
Kısacık713/
Kihsock713/
Kussagk712/
Kichack712/
Khisake712/
Keshack711/
Ketsack711/
Ciszack711/
Kuisiak711/
Kesshak711/
Kushack710/
Cissock710/
Kusak672,512/
Cisak671,525/
Kısak671,485/
Kišac67272/
Kesak67186/
Kišak67129/
Kisakova67128/
Kysak67103/
Kisok6736/
Kishchak6721/
Keitsock6718/
Kisák6711/
Kesac679/
Kischook678/
Kissaque674/
Kişak674/
Kičak673/
Kisag673/
Quissauk671/
Koischak671/
Kishakke671/
Kuszszak671/
Khusshak671/
Kisacová671/

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