Meaning of the nameCastorina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cas-to-ri-na
Castorina is the feminine form of Castorino, a name derived from Latin castor, the animal 'beaver'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Castorino, derived from Latin castor ('beaver', the animal)”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Castorina · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Castorino · Wiktionary: castor (Latin)
- People (2022)
- 1,623
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,926
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,286
- people
Castorina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Castorina, 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 (453 people).
1,615 women 0 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 Castorina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Castorina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 718 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 217 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 150 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Castorina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil defines Castorina as the feminine of Castorino, and Castorino as coming from the Latin adjective castorinus, derived from castor, according to Machado (1981). Castor, in Latin, is the animal 'beaver', according to Wiktionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,623 people named Castorina, almost always women, with more born in the 1940s to 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Castorina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Castorino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: castor (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Castorina
What does the name Castorina mean?
Castorina means “feminine form of Castorino, derived from Latin castor ('beaver', the animal)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Castorina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,623 people with the first name Castorina, which ranks it number 5,926 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Castorina a boy's or a girl's name?
Castorina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,615 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Castorina?
Castorina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Castorina most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.006% of the state's population is named Castorina (718 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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