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    The surname Idowu

    A Yoruba surname, carried by 633 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex I300

    Idowu: #35,537 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Idowu #35,537, 633 people Idowu: #35,537 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Idowu #35,537, 633 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Idowu is more common than 78.1% of them.

    Origin

    Yoruba origin

    Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 633 people named Idowu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 487,750 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 358.

    #35,537
    rank among US surnames
    633
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +76.8%
    change since 2000 (was #54,020)

    Who is named Idowu

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

    96% of people named Idowu identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Idowus

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Elayne Arrington
      American mathematician and engineer, born 1940

    Questions

    Where does the surname Idowu come from?
    Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.
    How common is the surname Idowu?
    633 people in the United States had the surname Idowu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 487,750 Americans. It ranked 35,537th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Idowu?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Idowu identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Idowu?
    Elayne Arrington, American mathematician and engineer.
    Where is the surname Idowu most common?
    Wikidata records people named Idowu in the United States.
    Is the surname Idowu getting more or less common?
    More common. 358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 633 in 2010, up 77%.