IZSAK Origin of surname
IZSAK
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Izsak is the Hungarian form of the Hebrew Isaac. The biblical Isaac is derived from the Hebrew biblical male personal name Yitzchak, the second of the patriarchs of the Jewish people, son of Abraham and Sarah. His name means "he will laugh" (Genesis 21.6). The name of the first German Jew recorded in history is Isaac. Probably a merchant residing in Aachen (Aix-La-Chapelle), he was a member of the embassy sent by Emperor Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus) to the Caliph Harun Al Rashid in 797 CE.
A widespread personal name, Isaac produced many Jewish family names in several languages, among them the Yiddish Itzig and Hitzig, the French Isacquet and Haquet, the Arabic Ishak, and the English Hitchcock.
This family name could also be a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Izsak is a town in Hungary with a small Jewish community since the 18th century, from which some Jews may have derived their family name.
As a Jewish name, Izsak is documented in the 14th century in Bratislava (Pressburg in German, Pozsony in Hungarian), now the capital of Slovakia (previously part of Czechoslovakia).
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Izsak include the Hungarian physician and Zionist leader, Ede Izsak; and the Romanian-born British merchant, David L. Izsak.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Izsak is the Hungarian form of the Hebrew Isaac. The biblical Isaac is derived from the Hebrew biblical male personal name Yitzchak, the second of the patriarchs of the Jewish people, son of Abraham and Sarah. His name means "he will laugh" (Genesis 21.6). The name of the first German Jew recorded in history is Isaac. Probably a merchant residing in Aachen (Aix-La-Chapelle), he was a member of the embassy sent by Emperor Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus) to the Caliph Harun Al Rashid in 797 CE.
A widespread personal name, Isaac produced many Jewish family names in several languages, among them the Yiddish Itzig and Hitzig, the French Isacquet and Haquet, the Arabic Ishak, and the English Hitchcock.
This family name could also be a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Izsak is a town in Hungary with a small Jewish community since the 18th century, from which some Jews may have derived their family name.
As a Jewish name, Izsak is documented in the 14th century in Bratislava (Pressburg in German, Pozsony in Hungarian), now the capital of Slovakia (previously part of Czechoslovakia).
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Izsak include the Hungarian physician and Zionist leader, Ede Izsak; and the Romanian-born British merchant, David L. Izsak.