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Ankrah Family History

Ankrah Surname Meaning

West African (Ghana): name found among the Akan and Ga peoples of unexplained etymology.

The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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