Meaning of the nameEronilson
- Male
- E-ro-nil-son
Eronilson is a masculine name ending in -ilson, a formative derived from Nilson and Wilson; the meaning of the name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,148 people named Eronilson, the 7,537th 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 Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Eronilson 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)
- 1,148
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,537
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,276
- people
Eronilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eronilson, 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 (339 people).
0 women 1,140 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 Eronilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eronilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 169 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 139 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 114 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eronilson
The Morfemário (morpheme guide) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says -ilson is probably a splinter of Nilson and Wilson, patronymics that in English mean 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and notes that almost all names in -ilson have a counterpart in -ilton. The beginning Eron- has no documented formation, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known. It is always or almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,148 people named Eronilson, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Eronilson
What does the name Eronilson mean?
The meaning of Eronilson 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 Eronilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,148 people with the first name Eronilson, which ranks it number 7,537 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Eronilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Eronilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,140 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eronilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Eronilson (139 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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