Given name & surname
Ison
“of iron”
Ison is a variant of Isen. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of iron.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ison is a variant of Isen. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “of iron.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ison is a variant of Isen. An origin associated with Isen is Anglo-Saxon.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 108 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 as a first name in 2020; 6,506 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ison’s family of names
Ison has a related form in Isen. In Kapampangan usage, Ison as a surname has a related form in HIZON. In English usage, Ison as a surname has a related form in IZON.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Ison has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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