Explore the Family Name Adeleye

The meaning of Adeleye

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Adélé̩yẹ, from adé l’ é̩yẹ ‘the crown possesses honor’, with ‘crown’ understood as a metaphor for ‘child’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Adeleye has significantly increased in the United States over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 97,384 but by 2010, it moved up to rank 60,790, showing a change of 37.58 percent. The count of individuals with the surname also rose from 173 to 331 during this period, an escalation of 91.33 percent. This means that the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the name Adeleye grew from 0.06 to 0.11, marking an 83.33 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#60,790	37.58%
Count	173	331	91.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Adeleye

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the ethnic identity associated with the Adeleye surname has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. While in 2000, around 90.17 percent of people with the surname identified as Black, this percentage increased to 97.58 by 2010, a change of 8.22 percent. The percentage of those identifying as White with the Adeleye surname, although small, emerged in 2010 at 1.51 percent, not having been represented in 2000. However, the percentage of those having two or more races dropped from 6.94 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.17%	97.58%	8.22%
White	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	6.94%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%