Meaning of the nameFrancisca

Female
Latin origin
Fran-cis-ca

Francisca is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Franciscus, which Behind the Name translates as 'Frenchman', linked to the Germanic people of the Franks.

Meaning

“feminine of Franciscus, 'Frenchman', from the name of the Frankish people”

Source: Behind the Name: Francis

People (2022): 665,602
Rank in Brazil: #22
Median age: 52 years
2010 Census: 725,642; people

Francisca in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Francisca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (127,891 people).

661,582 women 4,020 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 Francisca is most common

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

Ceará 2.524%
Piauí 1.863%
Rio Grande do Norte 1.585%
Acre 1.188%
Maranhão 0.883%

All states

State	People	% of population
Ceará	221,983	2.524%
Piauí	60,938	1.863%
São Paulo	60,323	0.136%
Maranhão	59,821	0.883%
Rio Grande do Norte	52,347	1.585%
Pará	26,439	0.326%
Paraíba	25,182	0.634%
Amazonas	17,899	0.454%
Minas Gerais	17,258	0.084%
Pernambuco	16,894	0.187%
Rio de Janeiro	16,874	0.105%
Goiás	15,454	0.219%
Bahia	13,441	0.095%
Distrito Federal	10,672	0.379%
Acre	9,858	1.188%
Paraná	7,311	0.064%
Mato Grosso	5,354	0.146%
Tocantins	4,794	0.317%
Rondônia	4,095	0.259%
Santa Catarina	3,263	0.043%
Mato Grosso do Sul	3,078	0.112%
Alagoas	3,061	0.098%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,878	0.026%
Roraima	2,455	0.386%
Espírito Santo	1,736	0.045%
Amapá	1,252	0.171%
Sergipe	942	0.043%

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

About the name Francisca

Wiktionary records Francisca as a learned borrowing from Latin Francisca, formed from Francia, which goes back to the name of the Franks. Behind the Name presents it as the feminine of Franciscus (Francisco), a Late Latin name meaning 'Frenchman', and says the Franks took their name from a type of spear they used. According to the same source, the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi spread the name Francisco across western Europe in the Middle Ages. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 665,602 people named Francisca, with a median age of 52; proportionally, the name is most common in Ceará.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Francisca

What does the name Francisca mean?

Francisca means “feminine of Franciscus, 'Frenchman', from the name of the Frankish people”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Francisca in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 665,602 people with the first name Francisca, which ranks it number 22 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Francisca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 661,582 women and 4,020 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Francisca?

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

In which Brazilian state is Francisca most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 2.524% of the state's population is named Francisca (221,983 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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