Meaning of the nameEberton
- Male
- E-ber-ton
Eberton is a masculine name of uncertain origin ending in -ton, with Heberton as a variant written with an initial H, the same pair the dictionary records in Eber and Heber.
Meaning
The meaning of Eberton is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,284
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,672
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,586
- people
Eberton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eberton, 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 (1,084 people).
0 women 2,273 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 Eberton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eberton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 486 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 332 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 298 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 147 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 130 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 86 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eberton
Eberton and Heberton differ only by the initial H, the same one that separates Eber from Heber, two spelling variants listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The dictionary describes the ending of masculine names as -elton, coming from the English surname Elton, and -ilton, probably taken from Milton. The origin of Eberton and of its first element is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,284 people named Eberton, almost always men, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most recorded spelling of the group, without the initial H.
Other spellings of Eberton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eberton | 2,284 |
| Heberton | 1,116 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elton, -ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heber · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eberton
What does the name Eberton mean?
The meaning of Eberton is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Eberton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,284 people with the first name Eberton, which ranks it number 4,672 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Eberton a boy's or a girl's name?
Eberton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,273 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eberton most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Eberton (332 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eberton?
Heberton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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