Explore the Family Name Isgar

The meaning of Isgar

English (Somerset): 1. (of Norman origin) from the Middle English personal name Isger, from an Old French form of the ancient Germanic name Iseger (composed of īs ‘ice’ or īsen- ‘iron’ + gair ‘spear’). 2. perhaps also from the early Middle English personal name Esger, from the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, which is composed of the elements áss ‘god’ + geirr ‘spear’. See Asker.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Isgar showed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 95,091, dropping to 96,799 in 2010, marking a 1.8% change in its ranking. However, the count of people carrying the Isgar surname increased from 178 in 2000 to 188 in 2010, indicating an increase of approximately 5.62%. Despite this rise in numbers, the proportion of Isgars per 100k people dropped by 14.29%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#95,091	#96,799	-1.8%
Count	178	188	5.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Isgar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Isgar, based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data, remained primarily White over the decade. In 2000, around 97.19% of individuals with the surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 95.21% in 2010. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those of two or more races, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the Isgar surname experienced a significant increase from 0 in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	95.21%	-2.04%
Hispanic	0%	2.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%