Adeyemi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Adéyẹmí.

Proper noun

Adeyemi (plural Adeyemis)

1. A surname from Yoruba.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Adeyemi is the 26695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 912 individuals. Adeyemi is most common among Black/African American (96.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Adeyemi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.