What name does obba babbatunde originated from?

Question

What name does obba babbatunde originated from?

Answer 1

The spelling of the name would be Obba BABATUNDE. (only one "B" in the surname.)

According to ancestry.com there was at least one family w/ this surname who came from Lagos which is in Nigeria.  Also, many w/ this surname live in the UK, although would have emigrated from another location..

When I searched the full name online, it revealed that he is listed as a Nigerian American actor. I believe he was born in the U.S., however.

Answer 2

Obba Babatundé: Born December 1, 1951

Birthplace: Queens, NY

Ethnicity: Black

Occupation: Actor

Nationality: American

Brother: Akin Babatundé.

Ancestry: Nigerian

Answer 3

Obba Babatunde is among other things, an actor and a dancer.

The name originated from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. The language is Yoruba.

Obba means "king"

Babatunde  - baba means "father", tunde means "return", therefore the whole name is"the king spirit of father returns."  

Obba Babatunde's great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and his son were all born on December 1, as he was.