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Origins of the Issac surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 9West Midlands 6East 4London 38South East 10South West 49South Wales 9Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Issacs lived in south-west

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    110 Issac Travel & migration records
    800 Issacs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Issac

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    Mc Issacs

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    What are the most common Issac first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Issacs

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Issacs in 1921

    Dress Maker

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Laundress

    3

    None

    3

    Common male occupations for Issacs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Bootmaker

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

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