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Meaning of the nameHenrico

Henrico is a spelling of the name Enrico, which means “ruler of the home”.

Meaning

“ruler of the home”

Meaning of the name Enrico, of which Henrico is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Enrico · Behind the Name: Henry

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People (2022)
8,694
Rank in Brazil
#1,886
Median age
4 years
2010 Census
1,923
people

Henrico in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Henrico, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (3,691 people).

80 women 8,614 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 Henrico is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.008%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.008%
  3. Paraná 0.005%
  4. Distrito Federal 0.005%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,7520.008%
Minas Gerais8590.004%
Rio de Janeiro5470.003%
Paraná5270.005%
Rio Grande do Sul4390.004%
Santa Catarina3280.004%
Bahia3050.002%
Espírito Santo2860.008%
Goiás2320.003%
Pará1750.002%
Maranhão1370.002%
Mato Grosso1330.004%
Distrito Federal1270.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1250.005%
Pernambuco1120.001%
Ceará960.001%
Amazonas950.002%
Piauí720.002%
Rio Grande do Norte630.002%
Paraíba540.001%
Tocantins470.003%
Alagoas450.001%
Sergipe390.002%
Rondônia300.002%
Amapá270.004%
Roraima240.004%
Acre180.002%

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

The spelling Henrico

A spelling with the initial H of the Latin Henricus, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as a spelling variant of Enrico.

About the name Enrico

Enrico is the Italian form of Henrique. Wiktionary derives it from Latin Henricus, from an old Germanic name formed from 'home, house' and 'ruler', and Behind the Name translates the original name, Heimirich, as 'ruler of the home'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,713 people named Enrico, with a median age of 5. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. Henrico is the spelling that keeps the H of the Latin.

Other spellings of Enrico

SpellingPeople (2022)
Enrico16,713
Henrico8,694

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Enrico · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Enrico · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Henry · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enrico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Henrico

What does the name Henrico mean?

Henrico means “ruler of the home”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Enrico, of which Henrico is a spelling.

How many people are named Henrico in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,694 people with the first name Henrico, which ranks it number 1,886 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Henrico is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 8,614 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Henrico?

Henrico is a name of Italian and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Henrico most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.008% of the state's population is named Henrico (3,752 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Henrico?

Enrico. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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