Meaning of the nameBartolomeu
- Male
- Aramaic origin
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Bar-to-lo-meu
- Biblical name
Bartolomeu is a masculine name of Aramaic origin, passed through Greek and Latin, meaning 'son of Talmai'; it is the name of an apostle in the New Testament.
- People (2022)
- 11,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,591
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,527
- people
Bartolomeu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bartolomeu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,680 people).
29 women 11,016 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 Bartolomeu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bartolomeu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.019%
- Piauí 0.019%
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.013%
- Tocantins 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,748 | 0.019% |
| Pernambuco | 1,477 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 1,319 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 746 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 633 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 509 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 482 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 438 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 400 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 323 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 250 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 243 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 195 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 173 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 147 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 129 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 114 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 109 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 97 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bartolomeu
Wiktionary traces Bartolomeu from the Aramaic bar tolmai, through the Greek Bartholomaîos and the Latin Bartholomaeus, to Old Galician-Portuguese. Behind the Name explains the Aramaic as 'son of Talmai' and says that, in the New Testament, the name designates one of the apostles. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,045 people named Bartolomeu, with a peak among those born in the 1960s (2,680 people). Wiktionary gives Bartholomeu as an obsolete spelling and Bertolameu as an alternative form.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bartolomeu · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Bartholomew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bartolomeu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Bartolomeu
What does the name Bartolomeu mean?
Bartolomeu means “son of Talmai”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Bartolomeu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,045 people with the first name Bartolomeu, which ranks it number 1,591 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Bartolomeu a boy's or a girl's name?
Bartolomeu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 11,016 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Bartolomeu?
Bartolomeu is a name of Aramaic, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bartolomeu most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.019% of the state's population is named Bartolomeu (2,748 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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