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Meaning of the nameAdelson

Adelson is a Brazilian male name formed from the elements Adel-, Germanic, and -son, English, and the meaning of the whole is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Adelson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
28,132
Rank in Brazil
#860
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
30,498
people

Adelson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adelson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (7,443 people).

92 women 28,040 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 Adelson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amapá 0.033%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.032%
  3. Pará 0.027%
  4. Amazonas 0.027%
  5. Sergipe 0.026%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,9940.009%
Minas Gerais3,6980.018%
Bahia3,5720.025%
Pernambuco2,2760.025%
Pará2,1960.027%
Rio de Janeiro1,2470.008%
Espírito Santo1,2360.032%
Amazonas1,0660.027%
Goiás1,0480.015%
Maranhão9940.015%
Paraná7680.007%
Paraíba7340.019%
Mato Grosso6950.019%
Alagoas6160.020%
Sergipe5630.026%
Rio Grande do Norte4280.013%
Santa Catarina4010.005%
Rondônia4000.025%
Mato Grosso do Sul3730.014%
Distrito Federal3680.013%
Piauí3390.010%
Tocantins3070.020%
Amapá2410.033%
Ceará1890.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1730.002%
Acre1210.015%
Roraima890.014%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adelson

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Adelson among the Brazilian names with the element Adel-, of Germanic origin (athal, "noble"). The ending -son comes from English, where it is a patronymic formative meaning "son of", as in Edson and Anderson. The meaning of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 28,132 people named Adelson, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Adelson

What does the name Adelson mean?

The meaning of Adelson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Adelson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,132 people with the first name Adelson, which ranks it number 860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Adelson a boy's or a girl's name?

Adelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 92 women and 28,040 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adelson?

Adelson is a name of Germanic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Adelson most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.033% of the state's population is named Adelson (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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