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Meaning of the nameGladston

Gladston is a Brazilian masculine name that corresponds to the English name Gladstone, a surname and place name, written without the final E.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,257 people named Gladston, the 7,102nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.

Meaning

The meaning of Gladston is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,257
Rank in Brazil
#7,102
Median age
39 years
2010 Census
1,318
people

Gladston in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gladston, 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 (322 people).

0 women 1,256 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 Gladston is most common

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

  1. Sergipe 0.010%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais4800.002%
Sergipe2230.010%
São Paulo1290.000%
Rio de Janeiro770.001%
Goiás560.001%
Maranhão270.000%
Bahia260.000%
Ceará260.000%
Pernambuco260.000%
Paraná240.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte160.001%
Pará150.000%

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

About the name Gladston

Gladston corresponds to Gladstone, written without the final E. Wiktionary lists Gladstone as a Scottish surname of local origin, from Old English glæd, 'bright', and stān, 'stone', and as the name of several places. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Gladstone among the names used in the country. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,257 people named Gladston, with a median age of 39; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. Most were born from 1970 onward, and the name is almost always male.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Gladstone · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gladstone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gladston

What does the name Gladston mean?

The meaning of Gladston is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Gladston in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,257 people with the first name Gladston, which ranks it number 7,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Gladston is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,256 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Gladston?

Gladston is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gladston most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Gladston (223 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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