Meaning of the nameAlonso

Alonso is a masculine name, the Spanish form of Alfonso, of Visigothic Germanic origin, whose elements mean 'noble' and 'ready'.

Meaning

“Spanish form of Alfonso, 'noble and ready'”

Source: Behind the Name: Alfonso

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People (2022): 6,974
Rank in Brazil: #2,172
Median age: 52 years
2010 Census: 8,016; people

Alonso in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alonso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,272 people).

29 women 6,945 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 Alonso is most common

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

Amazonas 0.008%
Espírito Santo 0.008%
Alagoas 0.007%
Tocantins 0.007%
Piauí 0.006%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,072	0.002%
Minas Gerais	778	0.004%
Bahia	589	0.004%
Pará	446	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	408	0.003%
Amazonas	329	0.008%
Pernambuco	316	0.004%
Goiás	309	0.004%
Espírito Santo	292	0.008%
Ceará	287	0.003%
Maranhão	268	0.004%
Alagoas	207	0.007%
Paraná	201	0.002%
Piauí	186	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	165	0.002%
Mato Grosso	161	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	141	0.005%
Paraíba	120	0.003%
Santa Catarina	119	0.002%
Distrito Federal	111	0.004%
Sergipe	102	0.005%
Tocantins	100	0.007%
Rondônia	81	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	57	0.002%
Amapá	55	0.008%
Roraima	38	0.006%
Acre	36	0.004%

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

About the name Alonso

Behind the Name lists Alonso as a Spanish variant of Alfonso, which comes from the Visigothic name Aþalafuns, Latinized as Alphonsus, from aþals, 'noble', and funs, 'ready'. The Alfonso page records an alternative hypothesis for the first element (haþus, 'battle'), and the meaning is that of Alfonso, not a separate meaning of Alonso. In Portuguese, the corresponding form is Afonso. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,974 people named Alonso, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

Behind the Name: Alonso · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Alfonso · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Alonso · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Alonso

What does the name Alonso mean?

Alonso means “Spanish form of Alfonso, 'noble and ready'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alonso in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,974 people with the first name Alonso, which ranks it number 2,172 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Alonso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 6,945 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alonso?

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

In which Brazilian state is Alonso most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Alonso (329 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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