Meaning of the nameTadeu
Tadeu is the Portuguese form of Thaddaeus, the name of the apostle in the New Testament, which passed from Aramaic to Greek and Latin; the Aramaic root is of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Tadeu is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 18,976
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,101
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,372
- people
Tadeu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tadeu, 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 (4,143 people).
76 women 18,900 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 Tadeu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tadeu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.014%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.013%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
- São Paulo 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,790 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,430 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,017 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 1,643 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,069 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 883 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 776 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 750 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 704 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 464 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 458 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 434 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 310 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 281 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 275 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 268 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 243 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 209 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 177 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 175 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 159 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 93 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 68 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 61 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tadeu
According to Wiktionary, Tadeu comes from Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), from Aramaic תַדַּי (Ṯaday), of uncertain origin; it is the name of the apostle Thaddaeus in the New Testament. Behind the Name points to two hypotheses for the Aramaic: it perhaps comes from taḏ, 'heart, breast', or it is an Aramaic form of a Greek name such as Theodoros. Wiktionary lists Thadeu as an archaic spelling and Thaddeu and Taddeu as obsolete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,976 people named Tadeu, with a median age of 45; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tadeu · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Thaddaeus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Thaddaeus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Thaddeus · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Tadeu
What does the name Tadeu mean?
The meaning of Tadeu is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Tadeu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,976 people with the first name Tadeu, which ranks it number 1,101 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Tadeu a boy's or a girl's name?
Tadeu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 76 women and 18,900 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Tadeu?
Tadeu is a name of Aramaic, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tadeu most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.014% of the state's population is named Tadeu (1,643 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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