Meaning of the nameAdelcio
- Male
- A-del-ci-o
Adelcio is a Brazilian male name that begins with Adel-, an element of Germanic origin ('noble'); the origin of the ending -cio is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people named Adelcio, the 4,481st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Adelcio is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,445
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,481
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,106
- people
Adelcio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adelcio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (648 people).
0 women 2,431 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Adelcio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adelcio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 591 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 373 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 362 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 361 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 251 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adelcio
The origin of Adelcio as a whole name is uncertain. It begins with Adel-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic athal (Old High German adal), 'noble', and which cites Adelci among the Brazilian names formed with it; the dictionary records Adelcy as a spelling variant of Adelci. The origin of the ending -cio is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,445 people named Adelcio, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The largest group was born in the 1970s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adelcio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adelci · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adelcio
What does the name Adelcio mean?
The meaning of Adelcio is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Adelcio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people with the first name Adelcio, which ranks it number 4,481 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adelcio a boy's or a girl's name?
Adelcio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,431 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adelcio most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Adelcio (362 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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