Meaning of the nameTancredo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Tan-cre-do
Tancredo is a male name, the Portuguese form of Tancred, which comes from Germanic Thancrat and combines the senses of "thought" and "counsel".
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Tancred, from Germanic Thancrat, from elements meaning "thought" and "counsel"”
Source: Behind the Name: Tancred
- People (2022)
- 1,171
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,437
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,484
- people
Tancredo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tancredo, 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 (708 people).
0 women 1,170 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 Tancredo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tancredo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 152 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 137 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 72 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tancredo
According to Behind the Name, Tancred is a Norman form of the Germanic name Thancrat, formed from elements meaning "thought" and "counsel", and the site lists Tancredo as the Portuguese form. Wiktionary also gives Tancredo as the Portuguese translation of the English name Tancred. This is the meaning of the base name, of which Tancredo is the adaptation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,171 people named Tancredo, and the decade with the most records was the 1980s, with 708 people.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Tancred · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Tancred · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Tancredo
What does the name Tancredo mean?
Tancredo means “Portuguese form of Tancred, from Germanic Thancrat, from elements meaning "thought" and "counsel"”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Tancredo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,171 people with the first name Tancredo, which ranks it number 7,437 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Tancredo a boy's or a girl's name?
Tancredo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,170 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Tancredo?
Tancredo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tancredo most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Tancredo (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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