Meaning of the nameMarcel

Marcel is a male name taken from French, from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from the Roman god Mars.

Meaning

“from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”

Source: Behind the Name: Marcellus · Behind the Name: Marcus

People (2022): 17,453
Rank in Brazil: #1,160
Median age: 37 years
2010 Census: 20,703; people

Marcel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marcel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (7,913 people).

98 women 17,355 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 Marcel is most common

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

São Paulo 0.017%
Sergipe 0.016%
Santa Catarina 0.011%
Paraná 0.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	7,577	0.017%
Minas Gerais	1,257	0.006%
Paraná	1,217	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	1,148	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	887	0.008%
Bahia	868	0.006%
Santa Catarina	841	0.011%
Pará	400	0.005%
Sergipe	357	0.016%
Mato Grosso	286	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	271	0.010%
Pernambuco	270	0.003%
Goiás	247	0.004%
Espírito Santo	224	0.006%
Ceará	221	0.003%
Amazonas	216	0.006%
Distrito Federal	191	0.007%
Rio Grande do Norte	183	0.006%
Alagoas	177	0.006%
Paraíba	163	0.004%
Maranhão	123	0.002%
Piauí	69	0.002%
Rondônia	68	0.004%
Amapá	63	0.009%
Acre	47	0.006%
Roraima	46	0.007%
Tocantins	36	0.002%

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

About the name Marcel

Wiktionary lists Marcel in Portuguese as a male name coming from the French Marcel and the Latin Mārcellus, and as a divergent form of Marcelo. Behind the Name explains Marcellus as a Roman cognomen that was originally a diminutive of Marcus, and Marcus as a Roman praenomen probably derived from the name of the god Mars. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,453 people named Marcel, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, the name is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

Wiktionary: Marcel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Marcellus · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Marcus · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Marcel

What does the name Marcel mean?

Marcel means “from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Marcel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,453 people with the first name Marcel, which ranks it number 1,160 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Marcel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 98 women and 17,355 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Marcel?

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

In which Brazilian state is Marcel most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.017% of the state's population is named Marcel (7,577 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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