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

Dodoo, 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 Dodoo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dodoo in America

Dodoo is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dodoo surname appeared 239 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 Dodoo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dodoo 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 Dodoo

The surname DODOO is believed to have originated in the western African nation of Ghana. It is thought to have roots dating back to the 16th century and the Akan people, a meta-ethnicity that includes the Ashanti and Fante groups. The name may have derived from the Twi word "dodo" meaning "plantation" or "grove".

One of the earliest recorded references to the DODOO name appears in Dutch merchant records from the late 1600s documenting trade along the Gold Coast of West Africa. A merchant by the name of Kwasi DODOO is mentioned as facilitating trade between the Dutch West India Company and local Fante chiefs in the area around modern-day Cape Coast.

In the 19th century, the Baptist missionary Thomas DODOO (1822-1898) was influential in spreading Christianity and establishing schools among the Ga people in the coastal regions near the capital of Accra. He is considered an important figure in Ghana's educational history.

The DODOO name also appears in anthropological records and oral histories related to the Ashanti kingdoms and their wars against the British in the late 1800s. Nana Akosua DODOO (1835-1910) was a queen mother noted for her role in diplomacy and peace negotiations.

Moving into the 20th century, Professor Samuel Nae DODOO (1922-2002) was a renowned Ghanaian agriculturalist and leading expert in tropical crop science. He helped modernize farming methods and increase productivity across West Africa.

Finally, Dr. Steve Kofi DODOO (1942-2021) had a distinguished diplomatic career, serving as Ghana's ambassador to several countries and later as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council from 1995-1996. He was widely respected for his efforts to promote sustainable development on the global stage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dodoo

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

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

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