Meaning of the nameRodson
- Male
- Rod-son
Rodson is a male name ending in -son, an English suffix meaning 'son of', with the most records among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,318 people named Rodson, the 6,879th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35.5, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Rodson 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)
- 1,318
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,879
- Median age
- 35.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,083
- people
Rodson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rodson, 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 (444 people).
0 women 1,313 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 Rodson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rodson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 229 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rodson
The origin of the name Rodson is uncertain. It ends in -son, a suffix that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as an English patronymic meaning 'son of'. The dictionary lists the spelling Rodsom as a variant spelling. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rodson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rodson
What does the name Rodson mean?
The meaning of Rodson 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 Rodson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,318 people with the first name Rodson, which ranks it number 6,879 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rodson a boy's or a girl's name?
Rodson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,313 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rodson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Rodson (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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