Meaning of the nameEdeson
- Male
- E-de-son
Edeson is a male name that joins the beginning Ede- to the ending -son, from English 'son of'; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people named Edeson, the 5,338th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Edeson 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)
- 1,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,338
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,288
- people
Edeson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edeson, 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 (527 people).
0 women 1,864 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 Edeson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edeson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 220 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 210 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 194 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 135 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edeson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) documents the two elements that appear in Edeson: Ede-, linked to an Anglo-Saxon element ead, 'wealth, goods', and -son, from English -son, a patronymic suffix meaning 'son of', found in Edson, Emerson and Jefferson. The meaning of Edeson as a whole, however, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,871 people named Edeson, with a median age of 40. The 1980s are the most common decade of birth, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edeson
What does the name Edeson mean?
The meaning of Edeson 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 Edeson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,871 people with the first name Edeson, which ranks it number 5,338 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edeson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edeson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,864 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edeson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Edeson (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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