Babalola

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Babalọlá.

Proper noun

Babalola (plural Babalolas)

1. A surname from Yoruba.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Babalola is the 39281^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Babalola is most common among Black/African American (96.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Babalola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 77.