Meaning of the nameAureliano
- Male
- Latin origin
- Au-re-li-a-no
Aureliano is a masculine name of Latin origin, coming from Aurelianus, derived from Aurélio, which goes back to Latin aureus, 'golden'.
Meaning
“derived from Aurélio, from Latin aureus, 'golden'”
Source: Wiktionary: Aurelianus · Wiktionary: Aurelius · Behind the Name: Aurelius
- People (2022)
- 4,743
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,838
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,074
- people
Aureliano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aureliano, 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 (970 people).
27 women 4,716 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 Aureliano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aureliano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
- Piauí 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 768 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 705 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 528 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 420 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 323 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 200 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 194 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 193 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 164 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 163 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 156 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 152 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 88 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 71 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aureliano
Wiktionary shows Latin Aurelianus as Aurelius plus the suffix -anus, and Aurelius as derived from aureus, 'golden'. Behind the Name gives Aureliano as the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Aurelianus, and links Aurelius to 'golden'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,743 people named Aureliano, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aurelianus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Aurelius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aureliano · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Aurelius · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Aureliano
What does the name Aureliano mean?
Aureliano means “derived from Aurélio, from Latin aureus, 'golden'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Aureliano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,743 people with the first name Aureliano, which ranks it number 2,838 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Aureliano a boy's or a girl's name?
Aureliano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 4,716 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Aureliano?
Aureliano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Aureliano most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Aureliano (528 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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