Kissack Surname
Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 585 | 1:619,588 | 50,111 |
| England | 268 | 1:207,903 | 17,929 |
| Isle of Man | 123 | 1:698 | 93 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 323 | 1:168 | 36 |
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
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.
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'.
From the French, Queyssac; a personal name.
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.
Kissack Demographics
Average Kissack Salary in
United States
$45,280 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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