Explore the Family Name Ogunleye

The meaning of Ogunleye

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Ògúnle̩ye̩, from ògún l’ è̩ye̩ ‘Ògún has honor’ (Ògún is the name of the traditional god of iron and war).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ogunleye significantly grew in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Originally ranked at 84,310 in 2000, it jumped in rank to 52,970 by 2010, marking a noteworthy increase of 37.17 percent. The census also shows a considerable rise in the count of people with this surname, from 207 in 2000 to 391 in 2010, an increase of 88.89 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ogunleye per 100,000 also increased from 0.08 to 0.13 during this decade, reflecting a 62.5 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,310	#52,970	37.17%
Count	207	391	88.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.13	62.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ogunleye

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ogunleye, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as Black, rising from 88.41 percent in 2000 to 96.16 percent in 2010, an increase of 8.77 percent. However, individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 4.83 percent to 1.79 percent during the same period, showing a significant drop of 62.94 percent. Similarly, those identifying as White declined from 2.90 percent to 1.79 percent, a decrease of 38.28 percent. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.41%	96.16%	8.77%
Two or More Races	4.83%	1.79%	-62.94%
White	2.9%	1.79%	-38.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%