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

Otchere, 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 Otchere surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Otchere in America

Otchere is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Otchere surname appeared 243 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 Otchere.

We can also compare 2010 data for Otchere 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 Otchere

The surname Otchere is believed to have originated in Ghana, West Africa. It is a name with roots in the Akan language spoken by the Akans, a meta-ethnicity comprised of several ethnic groups, including the Asante, Fante, and Bono peoples. The name Otchere is thought to derive from the Akan words "ɔtchɛ" meaning "truthful" and "ɔbarima" meaning "man," implying a truthful or honest man.

The earliest recorded instances of the Otchere surname can be traced back to the 17th century in the Akuapem region of present-day Eastern Region of Ghana. During this period, the name appeared in some local records and oral traditions, although specific written documents from that era are scarce.

In the 19th century, the Otchere name gained prominence in the Akuapem and Akyem areas, particularly in the towns of Akropong and Kyebi. Several notable individuals bearing the Otchere surname emerged during this time, including Nana Addo Otchere I (c. 1810-1885), a prominent chief and leader of the Akuapem people, and Nana Akwasi Otchere II (c. 1845-1920), a respected chief and advisor to the Asantehene (King of the Asante).

One of the earliest records of the Otchere surname outside of Ghana can be found in the archives of the Church Missionary Society, which documented the baptism of a man named Kwasi Otchere in Cape Coast, Ghana, in the late 18th century.

In the 20th century, several prominent figures carried the Otchere surname, including Nana Addo Otchere III (1919-2004), a respected chief and philanthropist in Akropong, and Dr. Kwasi Otchere (1925-2010), a renowned Ghanaian academic and historian who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana.

Other notable individuals with the Otchere surname include Kwasi Otchere-Darko (born 1961), a Ghanaian politician and businessman; Bright Kwesi Otchere (born 1976), a Ghanaian journalist and media personality; and Gifty Otchere (born 1983), a Ghanaian-British entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Otchere

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

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

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