Isreal

English

Proper noun

Isreal (plural Isreals)

  1. A surname.
  2. Misspelling of Israel.
    • 1852 September 14, Deseret News---Extra, Great Salt Lake City, U. T., →ISSN, page 9, column 2:
      May the Lord God of Isreal[sic – meaning Israel] bless you, in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN.
    • 1891, Francis M. English, Prohibition: A Fallacy, a Fanaticism, and an Absurdity, Contrary to the Constitution of the United States, the Laws of Creation, Civilization, Common Sense and Rational Progress, because Contrary to the Teachings of the Bible, Jerseyville, Ill.: Commercial Book and Job Printing Office, →OCLC, page 38:
      1st SAMUEL.
      Is the next book to Ruth. 1st ch, 24 v is a wonderful use of wine, especially as it was an integral in the dedication of her son, Samuel, to the service of the God of Isreal[sic – meaning Israel]. It is worth more than the time for the reader at convenience to turn to this chapter and read it all.
    • 1965 December, Leo Ebreo, “A Homosexual Ghetto?”, in The Ladder: A Lesbian Review, volume 10, number 3, San Francisco: Daughters of Bilitis, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
      When I was younger - about sixteen - I was an active Zionist. I believed that the best thing for American Jews, in fact all Jews, to do would be to go to Isreal[sic – meaning Israel] and live in a kibbutz (collective). I belonged to a Zionist "movement" and tried to get the Jews I knew to join. I expected of course that few would want to emigrate, but I thought that most would be interested in helping Isreal[sic – meaning Israel] and the Zionist movement.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Isreal.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Isreal is the 26534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 919 individuals. Isreal is most common among Black/African American (61.26%) and White (30.03%) individuals.

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