Meaning of the nameJobson
Jobson is a masculine name formed from the name Job with the English suffix -son, meaning 'son of'.
- People (2022)
- 7,635
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,035
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,815
- people
Jobson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jobson, 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 (2,042 people).
36 women 7,599 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 Jobson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jobson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.015%
- Pernambuco 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.013%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,312 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,183 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 884 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 682 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 534 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 385 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 381 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 378 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 275 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 211 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 204 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 199 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 137 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 119 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 110 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 66 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jobson
Wiktionary explains Jobson as the name Job plus the suffix -son, 'son of Job', an English patronymic. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English formative meaning 'son of'. Job is the name of the biblical book, from Hebrew Iyyov, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,635 people named Jobson, with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jobson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Morfemário: -son · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Job · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jobson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jobson
What does the name Jobson mean?
Jobson means “son of Job”, according to Wiktionary and Morfemário.
How many people are named Jobson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,635 people with the first name Jobson, which ranks it number 2,035 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jobson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jobson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 7,599 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jobson?
Jobson is a name of Hebrew and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jobson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.015% of the state's population is named Jobson (1,183 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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