Explore the Family Name Olaleye

The meaning of Olaleye

West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name O̩lálé̩ye̩, from o̩lá ní è̩ye̩ ‘wealth or status has honour’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Olaleye has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 110,523rd most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 58,876th. This represents a popularity surge of 46.73%. In terms of absolute numbers, there were 148 individuals with the Olaleye surname in 2000, rising to 344 by 2010, which translates to a substantial growth of 132.43%. The proportion of people with the surname per 100k also increased from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, marking an impressive 140% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#110,523	#58,876	46.73%
Count	148	344	132.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.12	140%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olaleye

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Olaleye surname identify as Black, making up 89.86% in 2000 and increasing to 96.51% by 2010. This is a change of 7.4%. Interestingly, there was also a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic with this surname, as they represented 1.74% of the Olaleye population in 2010, whereas they were not represented at all in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races, who made up 6.76% of the Olaleye population in 2000, were not present in 2010. The census did not record any individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, White, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity with the Olaleye surname for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.86%	96.51%	7.4%
Hispanic	0%	1.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	6.76%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%