Meaning of the nameFlorêncio

Male
Latin origin
Flo-rên-ci-o

Florêncio is a male name of Latin origin, from the Latin Flōrentius, whose root is florens, 'flowering'.

Meaning

“flowering, blooming”

Source: Behind the Name: Florentius · Wiktionary: florens

People (2022): 2,588
Rank in Brazil: #4,320
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 3,665; people

Florêncio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Florêncio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (622 people).

0 women 2,578 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 Florêncio is most common

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

Espírito Santo 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
Maranhão 0.003%
Bahia 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	377	0.001%
Bahia	311	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	192	0.002%
Maranhão	167	0.003%
Espírito Santo	163	0.004%
Minas Gerais	156	0.001%
Piauí	121	0.004%
Pará	112	0.001%
Paraná	108	0.001%
Goiás	105	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	103	0.004%
Ceará	91	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	73	0.001%
Santa Catarina	72	0.001%
Pernambuco	69	0.001%
Mato Grosso	66	0.002%
Tocantins	57	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	40	0.001%
Sergipe	40	0.002%
Amazonas	38	0.001%
Paraíba	31	0.001%
Rondônia	29	0.002%
Distrito Federal	28	0.001%

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

About the name Florêncio

Wiktionary records Florêncio as a male name from the Latin Flōrentius. Behind the Name gives florens as the root, a Latin participle that Wiktionary translates as 'blooming, prospering'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,588 people named Florêncio, with a median age of 63. Most of the people were born before 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

Wiktionary: Florêncio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Florentius · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: florens · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Florêncio

What does the name Florêncio mean?

Florêncio means “flowering, blooming”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Florêncio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,588 people with the first name Florêncio, which ranks it number 4,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Florêncio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,578 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Florêncio?

Florêncio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Florêncio most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Florêncio (163 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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