Meaning of the nameElsom
- Male
- El-som
Elsom is a Brazilian male name that recalls Elson, a name of English origin; the origin of the spelling with a final -m is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 665 people named Elsom, the 10,981st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Elsom 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)
- 665
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,981
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,469
- people
Elsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elsom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (167 people).
0 women 662 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 Elsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 68 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 63 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elsom
The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the formative -elson as coming from the English Elson and probably a splinter (fragment) of Nelson, an English name meaning 'son of Nell'. Elsom has the same sequence, with a final -m, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 665 people named Elsom, with a median age of 47. It is almost always male, with the largest number of those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELSON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elsom
What does the name Elsom mean?
The meaning of Elsom 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 Elsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 665 people with the first name Elsom, which ranks it number 10,981 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Elsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 662 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elsom most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Elsom (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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