Okoye

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.

Proper noun

Okoye (plural Okoyes)

1. A surname from Igbo.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Okoye is the 22924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1116 individuals. Okoye is most common among Black/African American (95.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Okoye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.