Meaning of the nameAndson
- Male
- And-son
Andson is a Brazilian male name that ends in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of', and whose first element has no documented derivation.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people named Andson, the 6,973rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Andson is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,290
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,973
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,253
- people
Andson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (424 people).
0 women 1,279 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 Andson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 178 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 169 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 159 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 91 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Andson
Andson ends in -son, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Aldson, Randson and Claydson. The origin of the beginning And- is uncertain, so the whole name has no documented meaning. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and almost all the people registered are men. IBGE recorded 1,290 people named Andson in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Andson
What does the name Andson mean?
The meaning of Andson is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Andson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people with the first name Andson, which ranks it number 6,973 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Andson a boy's or a girl's name?
Andson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,279 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Andson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Andson (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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