Owusu is a both surname and given name in the Akan language. The name is originally from the Akan people of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. Owusu is one of the most common Akan surnames or given names in

. However, it is a real name; thus, there are both male and female versions. (male: "OWUSU" and female: "OWUSUA") which means "Strong-Willed and Determined" in Akan. It is the second most common surname in

, with one in 80 people having this name. Notable people with the name include: *

Akwasi Owusu-Ansah Akwasi Owusu-Ansah ( ; born April 10, 1988) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions. He also was a member of the Toronto Argonauts i ...

(born 1988), American football safety and wide receiver * Andrew Owusu (born 1972), Ghanaian athlete who competes in the triple jump * Basty Owusu Kyeremateng (born 1987), Italian footballer *

Belinda Owusu Belinda Owusu (born 19 April 1989) is an English actress, known for her roles as Libby Fox in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Nicky McKendrick in BBC medical drama series ''Holby City''. Early and personal life Owusu was born on 19 Apri ...

(born 1989), British actress * Benjamin Owusu (1989–2010), Ghanaian footballer * Chris Owusu (born 1990), American football player * Collins Owusu, contestant on ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5)'' *

Daniel Owusu Daniel Owusu (born 13 June 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for AC Oulu. Career Right to Dream Tom Vernon, Director of the Right to Dream Academy said “In my experience in football, nobody has worked harder to earn a professional cont ...

(born 1989), Ghanaian footballer * David Owusu, English footballer * Edmund Owusu-Ansah (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer *

Elsie Owusu Elsie Owusu is a Ghana-born British architect, a founding member and the first chair of the Society of Black Architects. She is also known to have co-led the refurbishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009 and worked on Green ...

, Ghana-born British architect *

Ernest Owusu-Poku Ernest Owusu-Poku is a former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (IGP). Early life and education Ernest Owusu-Poku hails from Kenyasi in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He is a graduate of the University of Ghana, Legon. ...

, former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service * Evans Owusu (born 1997), Ghanaian footballer * Francis Owusu (born 1994), American football player *

Felix Owusu-Adjapong Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong (born February 13, 1944) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the Parliament of Ghana as a New Patriotic Party (NPP) representative for Akyem Swedru of the eastern region of Ghana. He was also a former m ...

(born 1944), Ghanaian politician *

Genesis Owusu Kofi Owusu-Ansah (born 1998 Ghana), known by his stage name Genesis Owusu, is a Ghanaian-Australian singer from Canberra. He is the younger brother of fellow hip hop rapper, Kojo Owusu-Ansah Citizen Kay. Owusu's debut studio album, ''Smili ...

(born 1998) a Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper *

Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Hackman Owusu-Agyemang (born November 22, 1941) is a Ghanaian politician and former member of Parliament for New Juabeng North constituency of the eastern region of Ghana. He is a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana and a ...

(born 1941), Ghanaian member of parliament * Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (born 1999), American football player * Joshua Owusu (born 1948), retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana * Julian Owusu-Bekoe (born 1989), English-born football player * Kwesi Owusu (born 1950s), Ghanaian author and filmmaker *

Lloyd Owusu Lloyd Magnus Owusu (born 12 December 1976) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Hakoah Sydney City East in the NSW State League Division One, Sydney, Australia. After a move from non-League Slough Town, his career took off a ...

(born 1976), professional footballer * Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh (1936–2011), children's writer, recipient of a Noma Award honourable mention *

Monica Owusu-Breen Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter. Early life and education Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...

, American television producer and screenwriter *

Nana Owusu-Nsiah Nana Stephen Owusu-Nsiah is a police officer and diplomat. He was the Ghanaian ambassador to Israel and a former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (IGP). Career Owusu-Nsiah was appointed by President Kufuor as the IGP in ...

, police officer and diplomat * Obed Owusu (born 1990), Ghanaian international footballer * Owusu Afriyie (born 1980), Ghanaian former professional footballer * Owusu Ampomah (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer * Owusu Benson (born 1977), Ghanaian football player * Owusu Hayford (born 1981), former professional footballer from Ghana * Owusu-Ankomah (born 1956), contemporary Ghanaian/German painter * Owusu-Ansah Kontoh (born 1992), Ghanaian football midfielder *

Papa Owusu-Ankomah Papa Owusu-Ankomah (born 27 April 1958) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He served as Member of Parliament for the Sekondi constituency from 1996 to 2016. In June 2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah was appoi ...

(born 1958), Ghanaian politician * Princeton Owusu-Ansah (born 1976), retired Ghanaian football midfielder *

Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Quincy Jamie Owusu-Abeyie (born 15 April 1986), often known simply as Quincy, is a former professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Dutch amateur club SV Robinhood. Quincy is also a rapper, who goes by the name BLOW. H ...

(born 1986), Ghanaian international footballer *

Sandra Owusu-Ansah Sandra Owusu-Ansah (born 29 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian Women's Super League side ZFK Spartak Subotica and the Ghana women's national football team. She represented Ghana at the U17 le ...

(born 2000), Ghanaian professional footballer *

Victor Owusu ''For the rapper with the same birth name, see V.I.C.'' Victor Owusu (26 December 1923 – 16 December 2000) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He has also served as Attorney General and Justice minister as well as foreign minister on two occ ...

(1923–2000), former Ghanaian politician and lawyer * William Owusu (footballer, born 1989), Ghanaian footballer * William Owusu (footballer, born 1991), Ghanaian footballer

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{{given name, type=both Akan given names Surnames of Akan origin

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