Meaning of the nameAlderico

Male
Germanic origin
Al-de-ri-co

Alderico is a male name of Germanic origin, formed from elements glossed as 'old' and 'king'.

Meaning

“Germanic compound of 'old' and 'king'”

Source: Wiktionary: Alderico · Morfemário: -rico

People (2022): 1,716
Rank in Brazil: #5,693
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 2,409; people

Alderico in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alderico, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (435 people).

0 women 1,712 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 Alderico is most common

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

Maranhão 0.003%
Goiás 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
Pará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	288	0.001%
Maranhão	223	0.003%
São Paulo	150	0.000%
Rio Grande do Sul	138	0.001%
Goiás	117	0.002%
Paraná	112	0.001%
Pará	108	0.001%
Bahia	103	0.001%
Santa Catarina	85	0.001%
Pernambuco	70	0.001%
Espírito Santo	37	0.001%
Ceará	35	0.000%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	33	0.000%
Distrito Federal	33	0.001%
Mato Grosso	31	0.001%
Piauí	30	0.001%
Amazonas	25	0.001%

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

About the name Alderico

Wiktionary, in its Italian entry, derives Alderico from a Germanic name that combines Proto-Germanic aldaz ('old') and rīks ('king'), and gives it as equivalent to the French Audric. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the ending -rico as Germanic rik/rich, 'lord, prince', and includes Alderico among the traditional names with this element. Almost always male, it is concentrated among people born between the 1940s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,716 people named Alderico, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

Wiktionary: Alderico · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Morfemário: -rico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Alderico

What does the name Alderico mean?

Alderico means “Germanic compound of 'old' and 'king'”, according to Wiktionary and Morfemário.

How many people are named Alderico in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,716 people with the first name Alderico, which ranks it number 5,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Alderico is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,712 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Alderico?

Alderico is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alderico most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alderico (223 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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