Meaning of the nameGreison
- Male
- English origin
- Grei-son
Greison is a male name of English origin, a variant of Grayson, a surname meaning 'son of the steward'.
Meaning
“variant of Grayson, 'son of the steward'”
Source: Wiktionary: Grayson · Behind the Name: Grayson
- People (2022)
- 699
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,592
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,149
- people
Greison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Greison, 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 (257 people).
0 women 691 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 Greison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Greison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 135 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 106 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Greison
Wiktionary records Greison as a male name, a variant of Grayson, and lists Greison among the alternative forms of Grayson. According to Wiktionary and Behind the Name, Grayson comes from Middle English greyve, 'steward', plus -son, 'son', and means 'son of the steward'. The ending -son is also documented as an English patronymic formative in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. It is almost always male and appears mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 699 people named Greison, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Greison · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Grayson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Grayson · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Greison
What does the name Greison mean?
Greison means “variant of Grayson, 'son of the steward'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Greison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 699 people with the first name Greison, which ranks it number 10,592 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Greison a boy's or a girl's name?
Greison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 691 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Greison?
Greison is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Greison most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Greison (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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