Meaning of the nameDenisson

Male
English origin
De-nis-son

Denisson is a spelling of the name Denison, which means “son of Denis”.

Meaning

“son of Denis”

Meaning of the name Denison, of which Denisson is a spelling.

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son)

People (2022): 2,129
Rank in Brazil: #4,900
Median age: 30 years
2010 Census: 2,185; people

Denisson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Denisson, 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 (679 people).

0 women 2,114 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 Denisson is most common

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

Sergipe 0.035%
Alagoas 0.008%
Bahia 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Sergipe	763	0.035%
Alagoas	256	0.008%
Bahia	229	0.002%
Minas Gerais	150	0.001%
São Paulo	94	0.000%
Rio de Janeiro	63	0.000%
Pará	59	0.001%
Maranhão	58	0.001%
Goiás	53	0.001%
Amazonas	49	0.001%
Pernambuco	45	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	43	0.000%
Distrito Federal	30	0.001%
Roraima	30	0.005%
Paraíba	26	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	25	0.001%
Paraná	23	0.000%
Espírito Santo	23	0.001%
Ceará	22	0.000%
Santa Catarina	21	0.000%
Piauí	19	0.001%

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

The spelling Denisson

It doubles the S; proportionally, it is most frequent in Sergipe.

About the name Denison

Wiktionary, in its English entry, explains Denison as Denis + -son. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. Denis, in turn, is the French form of Dionísio, according to Behind the Name, and comes from French Denis, according to the Dictionary. Denison thus has the sense of 'son of Denis'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,736 people named Denison, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Roraima. Denisson is the variant with a doubled S.

Other spellings of Denison

Spelling	People (2022)
Denison	5,736
Denisson	2,129

Sources

Wiktionary: Denison · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Denis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Denis · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Denisson

What does the name Denisson mean?

Denisson means “son of Denis”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Denison, of which Denisson is a spelling.

How many people are named Denisson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,129 people with the first name Denisson, which ranks it number 4,900 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Denisson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,114 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Denisson?

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

In which Brazilian state is Denisson most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.035% of the state's population is named Denisson (763 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Denisson?

Denison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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