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Meaning of the nameLaércio

Laércio is a male name of Greek origin, from the Latin Laertius; according to Guérios, cited in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, it means 'of the city of Laertes'.

Meaning

“'of the city of Laertes', in Cilicia, according to Guérios”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laércio · Behind the Name: Laertes

People (2022)
43,091
Rank in Brazil
#627
Median age
52 years
2010 Census
49,225
people

Laércio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Laércio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (11,710 people).

126 women 42,965 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 Laércio is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.041%
  2. São Paulo 0.036%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.029%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.026%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.023%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo15,8090.036%
Paraná4,6350.041%
Minas Gerais3,6020.018%
Bahia2,2700.016%
Santa Catarina2,2020.029%
Pará1,5970.020%
Rio de Janeiro1,5350.010%
Rio Grande do Sul1,5230.014%
Pernambuco1,5220.017%
Maranhão1,1840.018%
Mato Grosso8510.023%
Mato Grosso do Sul7220.026%
Piauí7060.022%
Goiás6760.010%
Ceará6670.008%
Rio Grande do Norte5830.018%
Paraíba5820.015%
Alagoas3830.012%
Distrito Federal3580.013%
Amazonas3530.009%
Rondônia3450.022%
Espírito Santo3200.008%
Sergipe2770.013%
Tocantins1650.011%
Amapá1260.017%
Acre530.006%
Roraima450.007%

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

About the name Laércio

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gathers two readings. For José Pedro Machado, the name comes from the Greek Laértios through the Latin Laertius and refers to Laertes, the father of Ulysses in Greek mythology; for Francisco Guérios, Laertius means 'of the city of Laertes', in Cilicia, and has the same root as Laertes. Behind the Name explains Laertes, in Greek, as 'gatherer of the people'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,091 people named Laércio, with a median age of 52. The name is almost always male, most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laércio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Laertes · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Laércio

What does the name Laércio mean?

Laércio means “'of the city of Laertes', in Cilicia, according to Guérios”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Laércio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 43,091 people with the first name Laércio, which ranks it number 627 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Laércio a boy's or a girl's name?

Laércio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 126 women and 42,965 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Laércio?

Laércio is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Laércio most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.041% of the state's population is named Laércio (4,635 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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