# Isaacs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/isaacs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Isaac

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,951 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,422 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,650 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (14,379 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Isaacks |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Isaacs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Isaacs in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Isaacs

- Jason Isaacs, British actor (born 1963)
- Isaac Isaacs, Australian lawyer, politician and judge (1855-1948)
- Susan Isaacs, American novelist
- Rufus Isaacs, American game theorist (1914–1981)
- Harold Isaacs, American writer (1910–1986)

## Similar surnames

Isaac, Isaak, Issac, Isais, Isaza, Ickes, Ishikawa, Ishak.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.