Meaning of the nameMaison
- Male
- Mai-son
Maison is a masculine name used in Brazil whose origin as a given name is uncertain, a spelling that matches the French maison, 'house'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,767 people named Maison, the 5,575th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Maison 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)
- 1,767
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,575
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,501
- people
Maison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maison, 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 (770 people).
0 women 1,753 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 Maison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 200 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 193 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 179 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 129 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maison
Wiktionary records Maison in English as a variant of Mason, an occupational surname also used as a masculine given name, and, in another entry, as a surname taken from French maison, 'house'. Which of these forms gave rise to the Brazilian given name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,767 people named Maison, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maison · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Maison
What does the name Maison mean?
The meaning of Maison 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 Maison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,767 people with the first name Maison, which ranks it number 5,575 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maison a boy's or a girl's name?
Maison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,753 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maison most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maison (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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