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Meaning of the nameBrendon

Brendon is a male name with an English spelling, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates to Brandon.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,079 people named Brendon, the 2,712th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Meaning

The meaning of Brendon 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)
5,079
Rank in Brazil
#2,712
Median age
22 years
2010 Census
3,816
people

Brendon in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Brendon, 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 (2,283 people).

36 women 5,043 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 Brendon is most common

States with the highest share of people named Brendon in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  4. Paraná 0.004%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,1780.003%
Rio de Janeiro9170.006%
Minas Gerais7360.004%
Paraná4380.004%
Rio Grande do Sul4210.004%
Santa Catarina1920.003%
Espírito Santo1250.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1220.004%
Goiás1210.002%
Bahia870.001%
Mato Grosso870.002%
Ceará850.001%
Distrito Federal800.003%
Pará760.001%
Maranhão720.001%
Amazonas680.002%
Pernambuco480.001%
Rio Grande do Norte470.001%
Paraíba410.001%
Piauí350.001%
Rondônia260.002%
Sergipe240.001%
Roraima160.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Brendon

Wiktionary records Brendon as a male name in English, which is also the name of places in Devon, England. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates Brendon to Brandon, which Behind the Name explains as an English surname coming from a place name, 'hill covered with broom'. The exact origin of the spelling Brendon is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,079 people named Brendon, with a median age of 22; almost always male, the largest group was born in the 1990s.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Brendon · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brendon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Brandon · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Brendon

What does the name Brendon mean?

The meaning of Brendon 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 Brendon in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,079 people with the first name Brendon, which ranks it number 2,712 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Brendon a boy's or a girl's name?

Brendon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 5,043 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Brendon?

Brendon is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Brendon most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.006% of the state's population is named Brendon (917 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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