Meaning of the nameMarinho
- Male
- Latin origin
- Ma-ri-nho
Marinho is a male name of Latin origin, coming from the adjective marinus, meaning 'of the sea'.
- People (2022)
- 4,213
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,088
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,367
- people
Marinho in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinho, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (959 people).
24 women 4,189 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 Marinho is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinho in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 742 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 642 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 429 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 306 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 283 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 213 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 194 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 142 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 126 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 121 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 63 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinho
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), derives Marinho from Latin Marinu-, an adjective meaning 'of the sea'. Wiktionary explains Marinus as the adjective marīnus, 'relating to the sea', a relative of mare, and Behind the Name says the Roman cognomen Marinus comes from Marius or from the Latin word marinus, 'of the sea'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,213 people named Marinho, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marinho · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Marinus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marinus · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Marinho
What does the name Marinho mean?
Marinho means “of the sea”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Marinho in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,213 people with the first name Marinho, which ranks it number 3,088 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marinho a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinho is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 4,189 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Marinho?
Marinho is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marinho most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Marinho (306 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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