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

Adjei, 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 Adjei surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adjei in America

Adjei is the 21204th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adjei surname appeared 1,238 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 Adjei.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adjei 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 Adjei

The surname "ADJEI" is of Ghanaian origin, tracing its roots back to the Akan people of West Africa. It first emerged in the 17th century as a surname given to children born on Mondays, as "Adjei" means "Monday-born" in the Akan language.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the name was primarily concentrated in the Ashanti region of Ghana, where the Akan people have historically resided. The earliest recorded instances of the Adjei surname can be found in colonial records from this period, as well as in local oral traditions and genealogies.

One notable early figure bearing the Adjei surname was Nana Adjei Ampofo, a prominent chief of the Ashanti people who lived in the late 18th century and played a significant role in the region's resistance against British colonial rule.

During the 20th century, the Adjei surname began to spread more widely across Ghana and beyond, as Akan people migrated to other parts of the country and abroad. Kwame Adjei, born in 1928, was a renowned Ghanaian historian and academic who made significant contributions to the study of West African history and culture.

Another notable figure was Maame Adjei, a Ghanaian writer and activist born in 1939, whose works explored themes of gender, tradition, and social change in Ghanaian society. Her novel "The Dilemma of a Ghost" is considered a seminal work of Ghanaian literature.

In more recent times, the Adjei surname has gained international recognition through individuals like Ama Adjei, a Ghanaian-British fashion designer and entrepreneur born in 1975, whose clothing line has been featured at fashion shows around the world.

Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, born in 1991, is an American writer and author of the acclaimed short story collection "Friday Black," which explores issues of race, consumerism, and identity in contemporary America.

While the Adjei surname has its roots in the Akan culture of Ghana, it has now become a part of the global diaspora, carried by individuals of Ghanaian descent to various corners of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adjei

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

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 Adjei 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 Adjei 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 Adjei was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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