Meaning of the nameFranco

Franco is a male name of Germanic origin, equivalent to Frank, that designates a member of the Germanic people of the Franks.

Meaning

“member of the Germanic people of the Franks”

Source: Wiktionary: Franco (Latin Francō) · Behind the Name: Frank

People (2022): 4,891
Rank in Brazil: #2,775
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 5,207; people

Franco in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Franco, 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 (1,419 people).

0 women 4,877 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 Franco is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,100	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	649	0.006%
Minas Gerais	376	0.002%
Bahia	277	0.002%
Santa Catarina	273	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	245	0.002%
Paraná	237	0.002%
Ceará	216	0.003%
Goiás	167	0.002%
Espírito Santo	154	0.004%
Amazonas	139	0.004%
Maranhão	133	0.002%
Pará	131	0.002%
Distrito Federal	105	0.004%
Mato Grosso	103	0.003%
Piauí	89	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	83	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	66	0.002%
Pernambuco	65	0.001%
Paraíba	53	0.001%
Rondônia	47	0.003%
Roraima	38	0.006%
Tocantins	37	0.002%
Alagoas	34	0.001%
Sergipe	33	0.002%
Amapá	24	0.003%
Acre	17	0.002%

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

About the name Franco

Wiktionary records Franco as a male name in Portuguese, equivalent to Frank. In the Latin entry Francō, it explains that the word designates a Frank, a member of a Germanic people, and that it comes from Proto-Germanic. Behind the Name treats Franco as the Italian form of Frank, also used as a short form of Francesco, and links Frank to the name of this people. The spelling is the same as the common Portuguese word franco. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,891 people named Franco, with a median age of 38.

Sources

Wiktionary: Franco · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Franco (Latin Francō) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Franco · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Frank · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Franco

What does the name Franco mean?

Franco means “member of the Germanic people of the Franks”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Franco in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,891 people with the first name Franco, which ranks it number 2,775 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Franco is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,877 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Franco?

Franco is a name of Germanic and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Franco most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Franco (649 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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