Meaning of the nameDalto
- Male
- English origin
- Dal-to
Dalto is a male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) considers a probable variant of Dalton, an English name meaning 'valley town'.
Meaning
“probable variant of Dalton, an English name meaning 'valley town'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalto · Wiktionary: Dalton · Behind the Name: Dalton
- People (2022)
- 1,270
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,055
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,663
- people
Dalto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dalto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (276 people).
0 women 1,263 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 Dalto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dalto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 144 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 138 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 131 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 62 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dalto
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil suggests that Dalto is probably a variant of Dalton, with a final denasalization. Wiktionary explains Dalton as a place-based surname from Old English dæl, 'valley', plus tun, 'settlement', which came to be used also as a male name; Behind the Name translates it as 'valley town'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,270 people named Dalto, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is an almost always male name, with more people born in the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Dalton · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Dalton · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Dalto
What does the name Dalto mean?
Dalto means “probable variant of Dalton, an English name meaning 'valley town'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Dalto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,270 people with the first name Dalto, which ranks it number 7,055 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dalto a boy's or a girl's name?
Dalto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,263 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Dalto?
Dalto is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Dalto most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Dalto (131 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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