Idowu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.

Proper noun

Idowu (plural Idowus)

1. A surname from Yoruba.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Idowu is the 35537^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 633 individuals. Idowu is most common among Black/African American (95.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Idowu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.dò.wú/

Proper noun

Ìdòwú

1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born directly after a set of twins
2. a surname, from the given name Ìdòwú

Descendants

• → Yoruba: Idowu