Isse
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Somali Ciise, from Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”); compare Issa.
Proper noun
[edit]Isse (plural Isses)
- A surname from Somali.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Isse is the 38754th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 570 individuals. Isse is most common among Black/African American (89.3%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235.