Meaning of the nameGilson

Gilson is a male name of English and French origin, coming from a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Giles'.

Meaning

“son of Giles”

Source: Behind the Name: Gilson · Wiktionary: Gilson · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário

People (2022): 132,929
Rank in Brazil: #248
Median age: 46 years
2010 Census: 144,757; people

Gilson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (37,925 people).

345 women 132,584 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 Gilson is most common

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

Bahia 0.106%
Sergipe 0.100%
Espírito Santo 0.086%
Minas Gerais 0.082%
Alagoas 0.075%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	24,854	0.056%
Minas Gerais	16,792	0.082%
Bahia	14,913	0.106%
Rio de Janeiro	11,375	0.071%
Paraná	7,562	0.066%
Rio Grande do Sul	6,521	0.060%
Pernambuco	6,462	0.071%
Santa Catarina	5,586	0.073%
Goiás	3,934	0.056%
Pará	3,922	0.048%
Maranhão	3,904	0.058%
Espírito Santo	3,312	0.086%
Mato Grosso	2,537	0.069%
Paraíba	2,401	0.060%
Alagoas	2,350	0.075%
Ceará	2,265	0.026%
Sergipe	2,215	0.100%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,061	0.075%
Piauí	1,986	0.061%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,841	0.056%
Amazonas	1,694	0.043%
Distrito Federal	1,621	0.058%
Rondônia	1,070	0.068%
Tocantins	902	0.060%
Acre	300	0.036%
Amapá	287	0.039%
Roraima	262	0.041%

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

About the name Gilson

Behind the Name describes Gilson as a name taken from the English and French surname Gilson, derived from the name Giles, and Wiktionary explains the surname as a patronymic formed from Giles and the suffix -son. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. According to Behind the Name, Giles comes from Late Latin Aegidius, from Greek aigidion, 'kid goat'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 132,929 people named Gilson, with a median age of 46; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Behind the Name: Gilson · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Gilson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Giles · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gilson

What does the name Gilson mean?

Gilson means “son of Giles”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Gilson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 132,929 people with the first name Gilson, which ranks it number 248 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Gilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 345 women and 132,584 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gilson?

Gilson is a name of English and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gilson most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.106% of the state's population is named Gilson (14,913 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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