Meaning of the nameJederson
- Male
- Je-der-son
Jederson is a male name of Brazilian formation, beginning with Jed- and ending in -erson, used almost always by men born between the 1980s and the 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people named Jederson, the 6,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Jederson 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)
- 1,335
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,816
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,405
- people
Jederson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jederson, 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 (463 people).
0 women 1,329 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 Jederson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jederson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 249 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 183 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 123 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 45 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jederson
The Morfemário of 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 the English patronymic suffix, 'son of'. The formation of the beginning Jed- is not documented, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known. The Dictionary also has an entry for Jedson, a similar name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,335 people named Jederson, with a median age of 28; it is almost always a male name, and most were born between 1980 and 2000. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-erson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Jefferson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jedson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Jederson
What does the name Jederson mean?
The meaning of Jederson 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 Jederson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people with the first name Jederson, which ranks it number 6,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jederson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jederson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,329 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jederson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jederson (249 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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