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Meaning of the nameHorácio

Horácio is a male name from Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin: perhaps from Latin hora, 'hour, time', perhaps Etruscan.

Meaning

The meaning of Horácio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
5,213
Rank in Brazil
#2,664
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
6,937
people

Horácio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Horácio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,096 people).

0 women 5,201 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 Horácio is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  2. São Paulo 0.004%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,5450.004%
Minas Gerais5250.003%
Rio de Janeiro4900.003%
Rio Grande do Sul3090.003%
Bahia2830.002%
Paraná2820.003%
Pernambuco2090.002%
Ceará1820.002%
Santa Catarina1690.002%
Goiás1670.002%
Pará1260.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul1030.004%
Maranhão880.001%
Amazonas860.002%
Espírito Santo800.002%
Piauí800.002%
Paraíba780.002%
Distrito Federal780.003%
Mato Grosso730.002%
Sergipe600.003%
Alagoas510.002%
Rio Grande do Norte460.001%
Tocantins360.002%
Rondônia240.002%
Roraima190.003%

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

About the name Horácio

Horácio is the Portuguese form of Latin Horatius, the name of a Roman gens. Wiktionary says Horatius is possibly a Latinized Etruscan name; Behind the Name links it, with reservation, to Latin hora, 'hour, time, season', and also allows an Etruscan origin. For this reason the meaning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,213 people named Horácio, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always male.

Form with an initial H and an acute accent, the standard Portuguese spelling.

Other spellings of Horácio

SpellingPeople (2022)
Horácio5,213
Oracio2,464

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Horácio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Horatius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Horatius · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Horace · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Horácio

What does the name Horácio mean?

The meaning of Horácio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Horácio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,213 people with the first name Horácio, which ranks it number 2,664 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Horácio a boy's or a girl's name?

Horácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,201 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Horácio?

Horácio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Horácio most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Horácio (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Horácio?

Oracio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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