Meaning of the nameElson
- Male
- El-son
Elson is a male name of uncertain origin in Brazil; in English, it exists as a surname and as the name of places in England.
Meaning
The meaning of Elson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 29,540
- Rank in Brazil
- #832
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 33,252
- people
Elson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elson, 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 (7,442 people).
98 women 29,442 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 Elson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.033%
- Amazonas 0.031%
- Espírito Santo 0.028%
- Pará 0.026%
- Acre 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,182 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,943 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 3,084 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,772 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 2,137 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 1,452 | 0.021% |
| Amazonas | 1,229 | 0.031% |
| Maranhão | 1,220 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 1,187 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,081 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 928 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 785 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 706 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 618 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 486 | 0.018% |
| Distrito Federal | 454 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 434 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 381 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 379 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 375 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 301 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 293 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 284 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 279 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 244 | 0.033% |
| Acre | 205 | 0.025% |
| Roraima | 101 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elson
The origin of Elson as a given name is uncertain. Wiktionary records Elson in English as a surname and as the name of a suburb of Gosport and of a village in Shropshire, in England. In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -elson, from names like Joelson and Adaelson, comes from English Elson and is probably a fragment of Nelson, 'son of Nell'. The name is almost always male, and the records peak among those born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,540 people named Elson, with a median age of 47; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Elson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elson
What does the name Elson mean?
The meaning of Elson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Elson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,540 people with the first name Elson, which ranks it number 832 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elson a boy's or a girl's name?
Elson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 98 women and 29,442 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.033% of the state's population is named Elson (244 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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