Explore the Family Name Addo

The meaning of Addo

1. West African (Ghana): name found among the Akan and Ga peoples, of unexplained etymology. 2. Italian (southern): from the personal name Addo, of ancient Germanic origin.

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How common is the last name Addo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Addo has substantially increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Addo was the 33,142nd most common surname, but it significantly jumped to 20,617th position by 2010, marking a rise of 37.79%. The count of people with this surname also almost doubled from 651 individuals in 2000 to 1,285 in 2010, an increase of 97.39%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Addo per 100,000 also grew by 83.33%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,142	#20,617	37.79%
Count	651	1,285	97.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.44	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Addo

With regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Addo surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as Black, with its representation increasing from 90.63% in 2000 to 92.84% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Addos identifying as White slightly increased from 2.92% to 3.04%. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic decreased marginally from 1.54% to 1.48%. The count for those identifying with two or more ethnic identities dropped by more than half, from 4.30% to 2.10%. There were no Addo individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.63%	92.84%	2.44%
White	2.92%	3.04%	4.11%
Two or More Races	4.3%	2.1%	-51.16%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.48%	-3.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%