Meaning of the nameJamerson
- Male
- Ja-mer-son
Jamerson is a Brazilian male name ending in -erson, an ending that the name dictionary relates to English given names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff'.
Meaning
The meaning of Jamerson 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)
- 8,508
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,913
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,785
- people
Jamerson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jamerson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,870 people).
46 women 8,462 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 Jamerson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jamerson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.044%
- Pernambuco 0.026%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Pará 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 2,327 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 1,390 | 0.044% |
| Bahia | 1,009 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 621 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 516 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 390 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 264 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 239 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 236 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 190 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 125 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 124 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 103 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 93 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 79 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jamerson
The origin of Jamerson is not known for certain. Wiktionary records it only as an English surname, with no etymology. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -erson as a probable fragment of English given names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff', and -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,508 people named Jamerson, almost always men, and most were born between 1980 and 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Jamerson (sobrenome) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jamerson
What does the name Jamerson mean?
The meaning of Jamerson 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 Jamerson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,508 people with the first name Jamerson, which ranks it number 1,913 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jamerson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jamerson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 46 women and 8,462 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jamerson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.044% of the state's population is named Jamerson (1,390 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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