Getachew

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name ጌታቸው (getačäw).

Proper noun

Getachew (plural Getachews)

1. A surname from Amharic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Getachew is the 28065^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 853 individuals. Getachew is most common among Black/African American (95.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Getachew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 36.