Igwe

See also: igwe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo Igwe.

Proper noun

Igwe (plural Igwes)

1. A surname from Igbo.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Igwe is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Igwe is most common among Black/African American (93.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Igwe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.