Meaning of the nameFredson
- Male
- Fred-son
Fredson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, an English element that indicates descent, the same one found in Edson and Emerson.
Meaning
The meaning of Fredson 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)
- 8,112
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,967
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,161
- people
Fredson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Fredson, 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 (2,955 people).
33 women 8,079 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 Fredson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Fredson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,987 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,039 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 945 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 704 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 646 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 443 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 348 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 338 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 186 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 169 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 154 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 142 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 123 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 112 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 88 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 85 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 83 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Fredson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English patronymic suffix meaning "son of," found in names such as Anderson, Emerson and Jefferson and in Brazilian formations such as Clebson and Ronison. The beginning Fred- matches the name Fred, a short form of Frederick, Alfred or Wilfred, but the formation of Fredson is not securely documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,112 people named Fredson, with a median age of 37. The peak was among those born in the 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Fred · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Fredson
What does the name Fredson mean?
The meaning of Fredson 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 Fredson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,112 people with the first name Fredson, which ranks it number 1,967 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Fredson a boy's or a girl's name?
Fredson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 8,079 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Fredson most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.018% of the state's population is named Fredson (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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