MacIssac Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacIssac Surname User-submission:

The MacIssac surname means 'son of the laughing one'. It has Celtic and Hebrew origins.

MacIssac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1641:224,66821,579
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

MacIssac Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The MacIssac surname means 'son of the laughing one'. It has Celtic and Hebrew origins.

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MacIssac Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacIssac is most common in Canada. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacIssac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname MacIssac occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of MacIssac are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacIssac is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 224,668. In Canada it is mostly found in: Nova Scotia, where 47 percent are found, Ontario, where 15 percent are found and Alberta, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Canada it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

MacIssac Last Name Statistics demography

The amount MacIssac earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $43,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacIssaac946/
MacIsac933/
MacKissack8976/
MacIsaac886,473/
MacIsacc889/
MacKisac881/
MacIsack881/
McKissack821,901/
Mackisack8252/
MacIsaaac821/
MacIsaacs821/
MacIsak8026/
Makisac800/
Mackessack7873/
MacKissock7845/
MacSisak7567/
Maciszak7553/
MacKisoc7522/
MacHisak7515/
MacIsaas755/
Masisaac751/
McKissock71794/
Maciesiak7173/
MacIeszak713/
Masisak67134/
Magisos6718/
Masesak671/
Masisas671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacIssac
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