How common is the surname Isa?

1,055 people in the United States had the surname Isa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Isa?

In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Isa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Isa?

Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus 1218–1227.

Where is the surname Isa most common?

Wikidata records people named Isa in Ayyubid dynasty.

Is the surname Isa getting more or less common?

More common. 776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, up 36%.

Is Isa also a first name?

Yes. Isa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Isa

A surname, carried by 1,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Isa is more common than 85.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,055 people named Isa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 776.

#23,920

rank among US surnames

1,055

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+36%

change since 2000 (was #28,856)

Who is named Isa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

48% of people named Isa identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Asian and Pacific Islander 27%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Isas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al-Mu'azzam Isa
Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus 1218–1227

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Isa

Issa

Isa has the Soundex code I200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I200.

Questions

How common is the surname Isa?: 1,055 people in the United States had the surname Isa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Isa?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Isa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Isa?: Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus 1218–1227.
Where is the surname Isa most common?: Wikidata records people named Isa in Ayyubid dynasty.
Is the surname Isa getting more or less common?: More common. 776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, up 36%.
Is Isa also a first name?: Yes. Isa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.