Explore the Family Name Ayele

The meaning of Ayele

Ethiopian: from the personal name Ayele, which is interpreted as e.g. ‘he is powerful’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ayele has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 53,047, but by 2010 it had risen to 28,829, marking a change of over 45%. The number of individuals with this surname also saw a significant jump, from 366 in 2000 to 825 in 2010, denoting an increase of over 125%. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Ayele doubled from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#28,829	45.65%
Count	366	825	125.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.28	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ayele

Looking at the ethnicity of those carrying the Ayele surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a notable shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority identify as Black, with that group increasing by over 20% to 94.79% in 2010. There were no reported Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname in 2000, but by 2010 they accounted for 0.61%. Those identifying with two or more races dropped drastically from 14.21% to 1.58%, while White and Hispanic ethnicities also decreased, at -64.63% and -27.85% respectively. No American Indian and Alaskan Natives were reported to have the Ayele surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	78.42%	94.79%	20.87%
Two or More Races	14.21%	1.58%	-88.88%
Hispanic	2.19%	1.58%	-27.85%
White	4.1%	1.45%	-64.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%