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Meaning of the nameRoberson

Roberson is a male name of English origin meaning 'son of Robert', a Germanic name meaning 'bright fame'.

Meaning

“son of Robert, a Germanic name meaning 'bright fame'”

Source: Wiktionary: Roberson · Behind the Name: Robert

People (2022)
4,346
Rank in Brazil
#3,024
Median age
36 years
2010 Census
4,352
people

Roberson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Roberson, 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 (1,879 people).

0 women 4,339 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 Roberson is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.009%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
  3. Mato Grosso 0.004%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,0740.002%
Paraná1,0400.009%
Rio Grande do Sul5870.005%
Minas Gerais3370.002%
Santa Catarina2490.003%
Mato Grosso1460.004%
Rio de Janeiro1070.001%
Goiás1030.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul1030.004%
Bahia1010.001%
Amazonas690.002%
Pará660.001%
Rondônia440.003%
Ceará410.001%
Distrito Federal410.002%
Pernambuco400.000%
Espírito Santo330.001%
Piauí310.001%
Maranhão240.000%
Paraíba240.001%
Alagoas200.001%
Rio Grande do Norte180.001%
Tocantins170.001%

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

About the name Roberson

Wiktionary lists Roberson as an English patronymic surname, formed from Robert plus the suffix -son. Behind the Name gives Robert as a Germanic name (Hrodebert) formed from elements meaning 'fame' and 'bright', and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in names such as Anderson and Robertson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,346 people named Roberson, with a median age of 36. Robersom appears as a spelling variant in the Dictionary.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Roberson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Robert · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Robert · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roberson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Roberson

What does the name Roberson mean?

Roberson means “son of Robert, a Germanic name meaning 'bright fame'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Roberson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,346 people with the first name Roberson, which ranks it number 3,024 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Roberson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,339 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Roberson?

Roberson is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Roberson most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.009% of the state's population is named Roberson (1,040 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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