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Meaning of the nameDomingos

Domingos is a male name of Latin origin, from the Late Latin Dominicus, 'of the Lord', traditionally given to a child born on a Sunday.

Meaning

“of the Lord”

Source: Behind the Name: Dominic

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People (2022)
101,080
Rank in Brazil
#314
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
125,581
people

Domingos in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Domingos, 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 (24,349 people).

313 women 100,767 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 Domingos is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.238%
  2. Piauí 0.209%
  3. Tocantins 0.208%
  4. Pará 0.103%
  5. Bahia 0.096%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão16,1020.238%
São Paulo13,7900.031%
Bahia13,6000.096%
Pará8,3950.103%
Minas Gerais7,4710.036%
Piauí6,8390.209%
Goiás4,5020.064%
Tocantins3,1410.208%
Paraná3,0850.027%
Ceará2,9480.034%
Rio de Janeiro2,6230.016%
Santa Catarina2,4560.032%
Rio Grande do Sul2,3930.022%
Mato Grosso2,0720.057%
Espírito Santo1,6000.042%
Pernambuco1,5510.017%
Amazonas1,5370.039%
Distrito Federal1,5110.054%
Sergipe1,3940.063%
Mato Grosso do Sul6630.024%
Rondônia6620.042%
Rio Grande do Norte6250.019%
Alagoas5680.018%
Paraíba5560.014%
Amapá4780.065%
Roraima3490.055%
Acre1690.020%

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

About the name Domingos

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil derives Domingos from the Latin Dominicus, and Wiktionary records it as a male name of Latin origin, equivalent to Dominic, with the feminine Domingas. Behind the Name translates Dominicus as 'of the Lord', says the name was traditionally given to children born on a Sunday and lists Domingos as the Portuguese form. The Brazilian dictionary also records Dominguos, Dumingos and Domingus as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 101,080 people named Domingos, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Domingos

What does the name Domingos mean?

Domingos means “of the Lord”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Domingos in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 101,080 people with the first name Domingos, which ranks it number 314 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Domingos is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 313 women and 100,767 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Domingos?

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

In which Brazilian state is Domingos most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.238% of the state's population is named Domingos (16,102 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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