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

Adusei, 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 Adusei surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adusei in America

Adusei is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adusei surname appeared 263 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 Adusei.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adusei 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 Adusei

The surname ADUSEI is of Ghanaian origin, deriving from the Akan language spoken by the Ashanti people of Ghana. The name is believed to have emerged during the 17th century, when the Ashanti Empire was at its peak.

ADUSEI is thought to be derived from the Akan words "adu" meaning "tree" and "se" meaning "under", suggesting the name may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked beneath trees. Alternatively, it could have been a descriptive name for someone who sought shelter or protection under trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ADUSEI appears in the written accounts of Dutch traders who visited the Ashanti region in the late 1600s. These traders documented their interactions with local chiefs and merchants, some of whom bore the name ADUSEI.

In the 18th century, the ADUSEI name gained prominence when Nana Adusei Kra, a renowned Ashanti chief and military leader, led his people in numerous battles against the British and other European forces vying for control of the region's lucrative gold and slave trades.

As the Ashanti Empire expanded its influence across present-day Ghana and beyond, the name ADUSEI spread to other areas. In the early 19th century, the name appeared in records of the Fante people, who inhabited coastal regions of Ghana and shared cultural ties with the Ashanti.

One notable figure bearing the ADUSEI name was Kobina Adusei, a Fante merchant and trader who amassed substantial wealth in the late 1800s. He was instrumental in establishing trade routes between coastal towns and the interior regions controlled by the Ashanti.

Another prominent ADUSEI was Kwasi Adusei, a renowned Ghanaian composer and musician who lived from 1885 to 1962. He is credited with helping to preserve and popularize traditional Akan music, and his compositions are still widely performed today.

In the 20th century, the ADUSEI surname gained further recognition with the birth of Kwame Adusei in 1925. He was a prominent Ghanaian politician and activist who played a key role in Ghana's independence movement and served as a member of parliament after the country gained independence in 1957.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adusei

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Adusei, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!