Meaning of the nameArcelino
- Male
- Ar-ce-li-no
Arcelino is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in the Latin-derived diminutive suffix -ino; the beginning Arcel- is of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,512 people named Arcelino, the 6,225th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Arcelino 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)
- 1,512
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,225
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,973
- people
Arcelino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arcelino, 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 (383 people).
0 women 1,504 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 Arcelino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arcelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 267 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 169 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 159 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 146 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 71 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 55 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arcelino
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ino as a formative coming from Latin -ino, a diminutive affix, found in names such as Marcelino and Adelino. The origin of Arcel- is uncertain, and for that reason the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,512 people named Arcelino, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born before 1970.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ino) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arcelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Arcelino
What does the name Arcelino mean?
The meaning of Arcelino 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 Arcelino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,512 people with the first name Arcelino, which ranks it number 6,225 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Arcelino a boy's or a girl's name?
Arcelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,504 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arcelino most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Arcelino (267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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