How common is the surname Isakson?

1,365 people in the United States had the surname Isakson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Isakson?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Isakson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Isakson?

Johnny Isakson, American politician (1944–2021).

Where is the surname Isakson most common?

Wikidata records people named Isakson in the United States.

Is the surname Isakson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Isakson

A surname, carried by 1,365 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I225

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Isakson is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,365 people named Isakson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,288.

#19,731

rank among US surnames

1,365

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #19,428)

Who is named Isakson

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

94% of people named Isakson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Isaksons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Isakson
American politician (1944–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Isakson

Isaacson

Isakson has the Soundex code I225, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I225.

Questions

How common is the surname Isakson?: 1,365 people in the United States had the surname Isakson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Isakson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Isakson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Isakson?: Johnny Isakson, American politician (1944–2021).
Where is the surname Isakson most common?: Wikidata records people named Isakson in the United States.
Is the surname Isakson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, up 6.0%.