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Meaning of the nameIgnácio

Ignácio is a male name, a variant of Inácio, which in turn comes from the Latin Ignatius; the meaning of the Latin name is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,504 people named Ignácio, the 6,256th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Ignácio 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)
1,504
Rank in Brazil
#6,256
Median age
51 years
2010 Census
1,556
people

Ignácio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ignácio, 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 (247 people).

0 women 1,497 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 Ignácio is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. Paraná 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3220.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2850.003%
Rio de Janeiro2080.001%
Paraná1240.001%
Santa Catarina1170.002%
Minas Gerais1050.001%
Bahia550.000%
Espírito Santo500.001%
Pará310.000%
Amazonas250.001%
Ceará220.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul210.001%
Goiás190.000%
Roraima190.003%
Distrito Federal160.001%

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

About the name Ignácio

Ignácio is recorded as a variant of Inácio, the Portuguese form of the Latin name Ignatius. Behind the Name explains that Ignatius comes from the Roman family name Egnatius, of unknown meaning and described as of Etruscan origin, and that the spelling was altered to resemble the Latin ignis, 'fire'. For this reason the meaning of the root is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,504 people named Ignácio, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ignácio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Wiktionary: Inácio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Ignatius · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Ignácio

What does the name Ignácio mean?

The meaning of Ignácio 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 Ignácio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,504 people with the first name Ignácio, which ranks it number 6,256 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ignácio a boy's or a girl's name?

Ignácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,497 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ignácio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Ignácio most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ignácio (285 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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