Find out how popular the last name Adewunmi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adewunmi.

Adewunmi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adewunmi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adewunmi in America

Adewunmi is the 88336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adewunmi surname appeared 210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adewunmi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adewunmi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adewunmi

The surname ADEWUNMI has its origins in the Yoruba language spoken in southwestern Nigeria. It is thought to have originated in the late 17th or early 18th century, deriving from the Yoruba words "ade" meaning "crown" and "wunmi" meaning "to be cherished or greatly valued." Thus, the name can be interpreted to signify someone of great esteem or a prized individual.

ADEWUNMI was initially concentrated in the areas around the cities of Ibadan and Abeokuta in what was then the Yoruba kingdoms. As a surname, it does not appear to have any direct association with specific place names, though some early variants in spelling may have existed, such as Adewonmi or Adewunmu, before the modern standardized form became established.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the surname was Adewunmi Akintola, a prominent Yoruba chief and warrior who lived in the late 18th century and played a significant role in the expansion of the Oyo Empire. Another historical figure was Adewunmi Ajayi, a renowned trader and farmer from Ibadan who lived in the mid-19th century and was known for his entrepreneurial spirit and agricultural innovations.

In the 20th century, notable individuals with the surname include Adewunmi Bada, a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of Western Nigeria from 1960 to 1962, and Adewunmi Adebanjo, a highly respected Yoruba traditional ruler and chief who held the title of the Apesin of Ijebu-Ode from 1950 until his passing in 1988.

More recently, Adewunmi Adesanya is a prominent Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, who currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was born in 1989 and is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the sport today.

Throughout its history, the surname ADEWUNMI has carried a sense of prestige and honor within the Yoruba culture, reflecting the esteemed status associated with its linguistic roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adewunmi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adewunmi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adewunmi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adewunmi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adewunmi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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