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Meaning of the nameCeres

Ceres is a feminine name of Latin origin, that of the Roman goddess of agriculture, and it is the same as the name of a dwarf planet.

Meaning

“Roman goddess of agriculture, a name linked to the Indo-European root 'to grow'”

Source: Wiktionary: Ceres · Behind the Name: Ceres

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People (2022)
1,278
Rank in Brazil
#7,021
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
1,492
people

Ceres in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ceres, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (316 people).

1,246 women 32 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 Ceres is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul3650.003%
São Paulo1660.000%
Minas Gerais1140.001%
Rio de Janeiro1040.001%
Paraná880.001%
Bahia820.001%
Santa Catarina580.001%
Goiás430.001%
Pará300.000%
Distrito Federal300.001%
Pernambuco290.000%
Piauí270.001%
Paraíba220.001%
Maranhão210.000%
Mato Grosso180.001%

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

About the name Ceres

Ceres comes from the Latin Cerēs, the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture; Wiktionary and Behind the Name link the name to the Indo-European root meaning 'to grow'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), points to the Latin origin and recalls that the name was given to the first of the small planets. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,278 people named Ceres, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Ceres

What does the name Ceres mean?

Ceres means “Roman goddess of agriculture, a name linked to the Indo-European root 'to grow'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ceres in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,278 people with the first name Ceres, which ranks it number 7,021 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Ceres is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,246 women and 32 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ceres?

Ceres is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ceres most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ceres (365 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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