Meaning of the nameGonsalo
- Male
- Gon-sa-lo
Gonsalo is a male name close to Gonçalo, the Portuguese form of Gonzalo, which comes from the medieval Latin Gundisalvus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,751 people named Gonsalo, the 5,604th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Gonsalo 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)
- 1,751
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,604
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,862
- people
Gonsalo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gonsalo, 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 (427 people).
0 women 1,743 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 Gonsalo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gonsalo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 292 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 173 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 165 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 141 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gonsalo
Gonsalo is spelled with an S where Portuguese has Ç in Gonçalo and Spanish has Z in Gonzalo. Behind the Name traces Gonzalo to the medieval Latin Gundisalvus, a Latin form of an old Germanic name: the first element is linked to war, and the second is uncertain, with several hypotheses. The origin of the spelling Gonsalo is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,751 people named Gonsalo, with a median age of 58. Almost always male, the largest group was born in the 1960s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Gonzalo · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Gonçalo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Gonsalo
What does the name Gonsalo mean?
The meaning of Gonsalo 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 Gonsalo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,751 people with the first name Gonsalo, which ranks it number 5,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gonsalo a boy's or a girl's name?
Gonsalo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,743 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gonsalo most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gonsalo (173 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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