Explore the Family Name Isakov

The meaning of Isakov

Muslim, Jewish (from the territory of the former USSR), Russian, Serbian, and Bulgarian: patronymic from the personal name Isak (see Isaac), with the Slavic possessive suffix -ov.

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How common is the last name Isakov in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Isakov has seen a substantial increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Isakov was ranked 50,178th and by 2010, it had climbed to the rank of 37,955th, reflecting a positive change of 24.36%. The number of people with the Isakov surname also grew significantly during this period, from 392 to 585, marking a 49.23% rise in count. Moreover, the proportion of individuals named Isakov per 100,000 population saw a 33.33% boost, from 0.15 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,178	#37,955	24.36%
Count	392	585	49.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.2	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Isakov

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Isakov, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals identify as White, although this percentage slightly declined from 97.19% in 2000 to 94.70% in 2010. During the same timeframe, an increase was observed among those identifying with two or more races, rising from 2.55% to 3.59%. Interestingly, the data revealed that some individuals started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, at 1.20%, which was not the case in 2000. The data for other ethnic identities, including Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	94.7%	-2.56%
Two or More Races	2.55%	3.59%	40.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.2%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%