Adolphe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Adolphe; this surname is predominantly found in Haiti.

Proper noun

Adolphe (plural Adolphes)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Adolphe is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Adolphe is most common among Black/African American (85.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Adolphe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dɔlf/

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Proper noun

Adolphe m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph