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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ISSAC

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Indian (Kerala): derivative, alongside the more usual European form Isaac, of the Hebrew personal name yishaq ‘he laughs’. In Kerala this is used as a given name among Christians and in the U.S. it has come to be used as a last name among families from Kerala.
2. French, English, Welsh, etc.: variant spelling of Isaac.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)