Meaning of the nameAndersom
- Male
- An-der-som
Andersom is a Brazilian male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a spelling variant of Anderson.
Meaning
The meaning of Andersom 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)
- 7,092
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,147
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,531
- people
Andersom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andersom, 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 (2,474 people).
41 women 7,051 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 Andersom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andersom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,455 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 834 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 752 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 601 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 572 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 409 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 351 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 321 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 247 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 218 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 164 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 156 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 136 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 129 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 95 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 92 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Andersom
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Andersom among the spelling variants of Anderson, alongside Andersonn and Handersom. Behind the Name describes Anderson, used in Brazil, as coming from the English surname meaning 'son of André'. The Morfemário of the same dictionary explains the ending -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. The origin of the spelling with a final -m is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,092 people named Andersom, with a median age of 33; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Anderson · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Andersom
What does the name Andersom mean?
The meaning of Andersom 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 Andersom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,092 people with the first name Andersom, which ranks it number 2,147 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Andersom a boy's or a girl's name?
Andersom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 41 women and 7,051 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Andersom most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Andersom (834 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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