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Meaning of the nameLauro

Lauro is a masculine name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of the Roman name Laurus, 'laurel', the plant of the laurel crown.

Meaning

“laurel; crown of laurels”

Source: Behind the Name: Laurus · Priberam: lauro

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People (2022)
33,125
Rank in Brazil
#762
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
40,890
people

Lauro in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lauro, 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 (6,925 people).

225 women 32,900 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 Lauro is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.046%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.039%
  3. Paraná 0.036%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.023%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.022%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5,2890.012%
Rio Grande do Sul5,0170.046%
Paraná4,1460.036%
Santa Catarina2,9370.039%
Minas Gerais2,6710.013%
Rio de Janeiro1,9290.012%
Bahia1,4930.011%
Pará1,4520.018%
Ceará9000.010%
Mato Grosso8260.023%
Goiás8030.011%
Maranhão7450.011%
Espírito Santo7250.019%
Amazonas6340.016%
Mato Grosso do Sul6180.022%
Pernambuco5410.006%
Rio Grande do Norte4210.013%
Piauí3340.010%
Distrito Federal3060.011%
Sergipe2610.012%
Paraíba2340.006%
Rondônia2230.014%
Alagoas1910.006%
Tocantins1340.009%
Amapá1090.015%
Acre1010.012%
Roraima850.013%

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

About the name Lauro

Behind the Name gives Lauro as the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Laurus, a Roman cognomen meaning 'laurel'. Priberam also records lauro as a common word, from Latin laurus, which it glosses as 'laurel, crown of laurel, victory, triumph', and gives it senses such as 'crown of laurels' and 'prize, reward'. Wiktionary, in its English entry, links Lauro to an Italian personal name derived from Latin laurus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 33,125 people named Lauro, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Laurus · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Lauro · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Priberam: lauro · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Lauro · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Lauro

What does the name Lauro mean?

Lauro means “laurel; crown of laurels”, according to Behind the Name and Priberam.

How many people are named Lauro in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 33,125 people with the first name Lauro, which ranks it number 762 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Lauro a boy's or a girl's name?

Lauro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 225 women and 32,900 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lauro?

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

In which Brazilian state is Lauro most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.046% of the state's population is named Lauro (5,017 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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