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Isom is a rare English surname-turned-given-name, widely considered a phonetic contraction of Isham or a variant of the Hebrew name Ishmael. In some American genealogical contexts, it has also been used as a folk variant of Isaac or a derivative of the Hebrew Immanuel.
Less common today
Isom isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,987 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Famous Black cowboy and rancher of the American West
NASA engineer and Chief Engineer for the Apollo 11 launch
