Explore the Family Name Andoh

The meaning of Andoh

West African (Ghana): Akan name of unexplained etymology. The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Andoh has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 89,172 in the year 2000, it climbed to a rank of 62,903 by 2010, showing an impressive growth rate of 29.46 percent. The count of individuals carrying the Andoh name expanded from 193 to 318 during this period, demonstrating a surge of 64.77 percent. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Andoh surname rose by 57.14 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#89,172	#62,903	29.46%
Count	193	318	64.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Andoh

When discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Andoh, the Decennial U.S. Census data presents an interesting shift between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black and having the Andoh surname increased by 10.82 percent, moving from 83.42 percent to 92.45 percent. Conversely, other ethnic identities linked with the surname saw marked reductions. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent decreased by 62.17 percent, while those identifying with two or more races dropped by 68.09 percent. The proportion of White individuals with the Andoh surname also fell slightly by 27.03 percent. There were no recorded instances of the surname among those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	83.42%	92.45%	10.82%
Two or More Races	9.84%	3.14%	-68.09%
White	2.59%	1.89%	-27.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.15%	1.57%	-62.17%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%