Meaning of the nameEdwin

Edwin is a male name of Old English origin, formed from ead, 'wealth', and wine, 'friend'.

Meaning

“rich friend (ead, 'wealth', + wine, 'friend')”

People (2022): 1,729
Rank in Brazil: #5,666
Median age: 34 years
2010 Census: 1,160; people

Edwin in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edwin, 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 (471 people).

0 women 1,720 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 Edwin is most common

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

Amazonas 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
São Paulo 0.001%
Paraná 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	642	0.001%
Amazonas	139	0.004%
Paraná	134	0.001%
Santa Catarina	115	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	90	0.001%
Roraima	83	0.013%
Rio de Janeiro	79	0.001%
Minas Gerais	59	0.000%
Pará	57	0.001%
Bahia	38	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	37	0.001%
Ceará	29	0.000%
Pernambuco	29	0.000%
Distrito Federal	27	0.001%
Mato Grosso	23	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	23	0.001%
Maranhão	20	0.000%
Paraíba	20	0.001%
Alagoas	18	0.001%
Goiás	16	0.000%

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

About the name Edwin

Edwin comes from Old English Ēadwine, formed from ead ('wealth', 'fortune') and wine ('friend'), which gives something like 'rich friend'. Wiktionary gives the Germanic line of the name, from Proto-Germanic to Old English, and Behind the Name presents the two elements. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,729 people named Edwin, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a male name, with more people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sources

Behind the Name: Edwin · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Edwin · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Edwin

What does the name Edwin mean?

Edwin means “rich friend (ead, 'wealth', + wine, 'friend')”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Edwin in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,729 people with the first name Edwin, which ranks it number 5,666 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Edwin is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,720 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Edwin?

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

In which Brazilian state is Edwin most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Edwin (139 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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