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

Dadzie, 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 Dadzie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dadzie in America

Dadzie is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dadzie surname appeared 350 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 Dadzie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dadzie 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 Dadzie

The surname Dadzie originates from the Akan people of Ghana in West Africa, believed to date back to the 13th century. It has its roots in the Twi language spoken by the Akans, with "Da" meaning born and "Dzi" meaning on a particular day or day name. The name likely referred to a child born on a specific day of the week.

The earliest recorded instances of the Dadzie surname are found in historical records from the Ashanti Kingdom, a pre-colonial state in modern-day Ghana. The name appears in 16th-century manuscripts detailing trade agreements and treaties between the Ashanti and neighboring kingdoms.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Dadzie surname was Nana Kwadwo Dadzie, a prominent chief who ruled over the town of Kumasi in the late 17th century. His name is mentioned in oral histories and traditional songs passed down through generations of the Ashanti people.

In the 19th century, Nana Yaa Dadzie was a respected Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, renowned for her wisdom and leadership during a period of conflict with the British colonial forces. She played a pivotal role in negotiations and is celebrated in Ashanti folklore.

Another notable figure was Kwame Dadzie, a 20th-century Ghanaian politician and diplomat who served as the country's ambassador to several nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom, after Ghana gained independence in 1957. He was born in 1923 and passed away in 2002.

During the colonial era, the Dadzie surname began to spread beyond Ghana as some Akans migrated to other parts of West Africa and the world. In the 1950s, Kwesi Dadzie was a renowned Ghanaian writer and journalist who played a crucial role in the country's literary renaissance. He was born in 1923 and died in 1983.

While the Dadzie surname is primarily concentrated in Ghana and among the Akan diaspora, it has also been adopted by families of other ethnic backgrounds, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, due to cultural exchange and integration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dadzie

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

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

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