Meaning of the nameRolando
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ro-lan-do
Rolando is a Portuguese form of Roland, a name of Germanic origin formed from the elements 'fame' and 'land'.
- People (2022)
- 1,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,462
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,330
- people
Rolando in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rolando, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (221 people).
0 women 1,163 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 Rolando is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rolando in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 427 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 230 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 87 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 22 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rolando
Wiktionary records Rolando as a masculine name coming from Old French Roland, which goes back to West Germanic *Hrōþiland; it is a doublet of Orlando. According to Behind the Name, Roland comes from the elements hruod, 'fame', and lant, 'land', and there is a theory that the second element was originally nand, 'brave'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,165 people named Rolando, and proportionally the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rolando · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Roland · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rolando · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Rolando
What does the name Rolando mean?
Rolando means “fame and land (Germanic elements hruod and lant)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rolando in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,165 people with the first name Rolando, which ranks it number 7,462 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rolando a boy's or a girl's name?
Rolando is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,163 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Rolando?
Rolando is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rolando most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rolando (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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