Meaning of the nameRoosevelt
- Male
- Roo-se-velt
Roosevelt is a male name that came from a Dutch surname linked to the name of a farm: Rozenveld or Ruiseveld, according to Wiktionary.
Meaning
“Dutch surname from the name of a farm, Rozenveld ('field' with wild rose or poppy, uncertain) or Ruiseveld ('land of rushes')”
Source: Wiktionary: Roosevelt
- People (2022)
- 1,821
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,463
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,762
- people
Roosevelt in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roosevelt, 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 (471 people).
0 women 1,809 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 Roosevelt is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roosevelt in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 270 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 243 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 222 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Roosevelt
As a first name, Roosevelt is a surname transferred to use as a personal name. Wiktionary indicates that the surname comes from the name of a farm, Rozenveld (in Zeeland) or Ruiseveld (in Brabant), both from Middle Dutch. Rozenveld perhaps combines a word for wild rose or poppy with one for open field; Ruiseveld, rush and field, in the sense of land covered with rushes. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,821 people named Roosevelt, with a median age of 49, almost always men.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Roosevelt · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Roosevelt
What does the name Roosevelt mean?
Roosevelt means “Dutch surname from the name of a farm, Rozenveld ('field' with wild rose or poppy, uncertain) or Ruiseveld ('land of rushes')”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Roosevelt in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,821 people with the first name Roosevelt, which ranks it number 5,463 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Roosevelt a boy's or a girl's name?
Roosevelt is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,809 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Roosevelt most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Roosevelt (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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