Explore the Family Name Amponsah

The meaning of Amponsah

West African (Ghana): Akan name, probably based on Twi (or a related dialect of the Akan language) ampom ‘sceptre’. The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Amponsah has seen an increase in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, the surname ranked 57,705th and rose to the 30,570th spot by 2010, marking a substantial change of 47.02%. The total count of individuals with this surname increased from 330 in 2000 to 763 in 2010, demonstrating a growth rate of 131.21%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, the surname became more than twice as common in 2010 as it was in 2000, recording a rise of 116.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,705	#30,570	47.02%
Count	330	763	131.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.26	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amponsah

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Amponsah also saw changes during this period. Data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Black, with the percentage increasing slightly from 94.55% in 2000 to 96.99% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 4.24% in 2000 to just 0.92% in 2010. While there were no individuals who identified as White or Hispanic with this surname in 2000, by 2010, these categories accounted for 1.31% and 0.66% respectively. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.55%	96.99%	2.58%
White	0%	1.31%	0%
Two or More Races	4.24%	0.92%	-78.3%
Hispanic	0%	0.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%