Explore the Family Name Onyango

The meaning of Onyango

East African (mainly Kenya): unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Onyango' has significantly increased from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Onyango was ranked 108,734th in popularity and had a count of 151 individuals identified with this last name. By 2010, the ranking of this surname rose to 54,178th and the count swelled to 381 individuals, reflecting an impressive change of more than 50% in its rank and over 150% in the count. The proportion of individuals with the Onyango surname per 100,000 people also climbed from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, marking an increase of nearly 117%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,734	#54,178	50.17%
Count	151	381	152.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.13	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Onyango

As for the ethnic identities associated with the surname 'Onyango', the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority of individuals with the Onyango surname identified as Black (90.07%), while a small proportion reported belonging to two or more races (9.93%). No Onyangos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, the percentage of Onyangos identifying as Black rose slightly to 95.01%. Additionally, a small number (2.89%) began to identify as White. Meanwhile, no Onyangos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, and none reported being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.07%	95.01%	5.48%
White	0%	2.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	9.93%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%