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    The surname Ajayi

    A Yoruba surname, carried by 1,610 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A200

    Ajayi: #17,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ajayi #17,502, 1,610 people Ajayi: #17,502 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ajayi #17,502, 1,610 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ajayi is more common than 89.2% of them.

    Origin

    Yoruba origin

    Borrowed from Yoruba Àjàyí.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,610 people named Ajayi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. That is up 104% since 2000, when the Census counted 788.

    #17,502
    rank among US surnames
    1,610
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +104.3%
    change since 2000 (was #28,489)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,495Cleek1,611191,648
    #17,502Iman1,610191,767

    Who is named Ajayi

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Ajayi identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Ajayis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jay Ajayi
      American football player, born 1993

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ajayi come from?
    Borrowed from Yoruba Àjàyí.
    How common is the surname Ajayi?
    1,610 people in the United States had the surname Ajayi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,767 Americans. It ranked 17,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ajayi?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ajayi identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ajayi?
    Jay Ajayi, American football player.
    Where is the surname Ajayi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ajayi in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Ajayi getting more or less common?
    More common. 788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,610 in 2010, up 104%.