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Meaning of the nameAmérico

Américo is a male name of Germanic origin that reached Portuguese through the Latin Amerīcus; the first element of the Germanic name is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of Américo 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)
10,815
Rank in Brazil
#1,616
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
15,572
people

Américo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Américo, 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 (2,439 people).

39 women 10,776 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 Américo is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.007%
  3. São Paulo 0.007%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
  5. Amazonas 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,9970.007%
Minas Gerais1,1820.006%
Rio de Janeiro1,0570.007%
Bahia9040.006%
Paraná5360.005%
Rio Grande do Sul4810.004%
Pará4090.005%
Pernambuco3190.004%
Goiás3170.005%
Santa Catarina3150.004%
Maranhão2760.004%
Espírito Santo2670.007%
Amazonas2580.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul2200.008%
Ceará2020.002%
Mato Grosso1590.004%
Distrito Federal1330.005%
Sergipe1150.005%
Rio Grande do Norte1100.003%
Piauí1090.003%
Paraíba1050.003%
Rondônia880.006%
Alagoas700.002%
Tocantins670.004%
Amapá470.006%
Roraima390.006%
Acre330.004%

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

About the name Américo

Américo is a learned borrowing from Latin Amerīcus, according to Wiktionary, which classifies it as a name of Germanic origin. Behind the Name gives it as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Amerigo, the medieval Italian form of the Germanic name Emmerich. In Emmerich, the second element is rih, 'ruler, king'; the first is uncertain and may be irmin, 'whole, great', amal, 'unwearying, vigorous, brave', or heim, 'home', so the meaning of the whole name is not certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,815 people named Américo, with a median age of 61.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Américo (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Américo · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Amerigo · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Emmerich · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Américo

What does the name Américo mean?

The meaning of Américo 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 Américo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,815 people with the first name Américo, which ranks it number 1,616 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Américo a boy's or a girl's name?

Américo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 10,776 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Américo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Américo most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Américo (220 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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