Osuji
Osuji is a Igbo surname that means “dedicated to the yam god”. It is mostly found in Imo State. Yam is and has historically been the sacred, staple crop of the Igbo, with numerous patron deities—like Ahia Njoku and Njoku Ji—and festivals in its veneration. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bede Osuji, Nigerian footballer
- Chinedum Osuji, Trinidadian researcher and taekwondo practitioner
- Fabian Osuji, Nigerian politician
- Justin Osuji, alias Sonny J Mason, Scottish singer
- Rose Osuji, Nigerian physicist
- Vince Osuji, Nigerian footballer
- Wilfred Osuji, Nigerian footballer