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Meaning of the nameSanderson

Sanderson is a masculine name of English origin that, as a surname, means 'son of Sander', a short form of Alexander.

Meaning

“son of Sander, a short form of Alexander”

Source: Wiktionary: Sanderson · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son, -erson)

People (2022)
4,026
Rank in Brazil
#3,175
Median age
29 years
2010 Census
3,987
people

Sanderson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sanderson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,095 people).

0 women 4,016 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 Sanderson is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
  2. Amazonas 0.004%
  3. Pará 0.004%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais4830.002%
Rio de Janeiro4650.003%
São Paulo4020.001%
Rio Grande do Norte3780.011%
Paraná2970.003%
Pará2950.004%
Rio Grande do Sul1790.002%
Bahia1770.001%
Santa Catarina1620.002%
Amazonas1480.004%
Goiás1340.002%
Pernambuco1160.001%
Espírito Santo1160.003%
Alagoas900.003%
Paraíba850.002%
Ceará770.001%
Distrito Federal750.003%
Maranhão720.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul690.003%
Mato Grosso490.001%
Rondônia340.002%
Amapá300.004%
Acre290.004%
Piauí180.001%
Sergipe180.001%
Roraima170.003%

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

About the name Sanderson

Wiktionary lists Sanderson as an English surname of patronymic origin, formed from Sander, a short form of Alexander in Middle English, plus the suffix -son. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes the name as Sand- + -erson and cites the variant Sandersom; the Morfemário treats -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,026 people named Sanderson, with a median age of 29; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Sanderson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sanderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son, -erson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Sanderson

What does the name Sanderson mean?

Sanderson means “son of Sander, a short form of Alexander”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Sanderson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,026 people with the first name Sanderson, which ranks it number 3,175 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Sanderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,016 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Sanderson?

Sanderson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sanderson most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.011% of the state's population is named Sanderson (378 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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