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.French, English, Welsh, etc.: variant spelling of
Isaac.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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