Idowu
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.
Proper noun
[edit]Idowu (plural Idowus)
- A surname from Yoruba.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Idowu is the 35537th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 633 individuals. Idowu is most common among Black/African American (95.58%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Idowu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Yoruba
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ìdòwú
- a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born directly after a set of twins
- a surname, from the given name Ìdòwú
Descendants
[edit]- → Yoruba: Idowu
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