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Meaning of the nameBruce

Bruce is a male name from English, taken from a Scottish surname of Norman origin that probably points to the place Brix, in France.

Meaning

The meaning of Bruce 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)
2,588
Rank in Brazil
#4,320
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
2,119
people

Bruce in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bruce, 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 (791 people).

24 women 2,564 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 Bruce is most common

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

  1. Amazonas 0.003%
  2. Pará 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5580.001%
Minas Gerais3500.002%
Rio de Janeiro2550.002%
Pará1550.002%
Paraná1360.001%
Amazonas1040.003%
Ceará1030.001%
Distrito Federal960.003%
Santa Catarina920.001%
Goiás890.001%
Bahia850.001%
Rio Grande do Sul840.001%
Pernambuco700.001%
Espírito Santo620.002%
Piauí450.001%
Rio Grande do Norte450.001%
Maranhão440.001%
Roraima340.005%
Paraíba310.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Sergipe260.001%
Mato Grosso240.001%
Alagoas230.001%
Rondônia190.001%
Amapá150.002%

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

About the name Bruce

Wiktionary explains Bruce as a male name taken from a Scottish surname, which comes from a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning. Behind the Name describes it as a Scottish surname of Norman origin, used as a given name in English-speaking countries since the nineteenth century. Most of the people were born from 1980 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,588 people named Bruce, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Bruce

What does the name Bruce mean?

The meaning of Bruce 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 Bruce in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,588 people with the first name Bruce, which ranks it number 4,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Bruce is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 2,564 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Bruce?

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

In which Brazilian state is Bruce most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Bruce (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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