Explore the Family Name Adeniji

The meaning of Adeniji

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Adéníji, from adé ní ìji ‘the crown has much shade’, understood to mean that there is more than enough shade for the new child to find it congenial.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Adeniji has markedly grown in popularity within the United States over the past decade. In 2000, Adeniji was ranked as the 82,691st most popular surname, a statistic that significantly rose to the 53,538th place by 2010. This marks an impressive increase of 35.26 percent. The count of individuals bearing this surname also demonstrated noteworthy growth, expanding from 212 in 2000 to 386 in 2010, an increase of 82.08 percent. The proportion of people with the surname Adeniji per 100,000 population showed a 62.5 percent augmentation during the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#82,691#53,53835.26%
Count21238682.08%
Proportion per 100k0.080.1362.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Adeniji

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Adeniji, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a high prevalence within the Black community. In 2000, 97.17 percent of individuals with the surname identified as Black, a figure that slightly rose to 97.67 percent by 2010. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of the surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was a small but notable emergence of the surname within the White community by 2010, standing at 1.3 percent.

20002010Change
Black97.17%97.67%0.51%
White0%1.3%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%