Explore the Family Name Ankrah

The meaning of Ankrah

West African (Ghana): name found among the Akan and Ga peoples, of unexplained etymology. The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ankrah has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ankrah ranked 80,216 in popularity among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the 50,659th position, marking an increase of 36.85%. The actual count of people bearing the surname also saw a considerable rise from 220 in 2000 to 412 in 2010, an upsurge of 87.27%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people increased by 75.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#50,659	36.85%
Count	220	412	87.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.14	75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ankrah

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Ankrah identify as Black, with the percentage remaining stable at around 93.2% between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying with two or more races made up 2.73% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 2.43% in 2010. The proportion of individuals who identify as White saw a decrease of 28.94%, from 2.73% to 1.94% over the decade. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation appeared in 2010 at 1.46%, whereas the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories showed no representation for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	93.18%	93.2%	0.02%
Two or More Races	2.73%	2.43%	-10.99%
White	2.73%	1.94%	-28.94%
Hispanic	0%	1.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%