Meaning of the nameTrajano

Male
Latin origin
Tra-ja-no

Trajano is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Traianus, of uncertain meaning.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,068 people named Trajano, the 7,913th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Trajano is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,068
Rank in Brazil: #7,913
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 1,497; people

Trajano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Trajano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (228 people).

0 women 1,064 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 Trajano is most common

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

Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
Paraná 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	148	0.000%
Minas Gerais	142	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	127	0.001%
Paraná	119	0.001%
Goiás	98	0.001%
Bahia	78	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	75	0.001%
Santa Catarina	37	0.001%
Maranhão	31	0.001%
Tocantins	30	0.002%
Espírito Santo	27	0.001%
Ceará	24	0.000%
Pará	19	0.000%
Distrito Federal	19	0.001%
Mato Grosso	17	0.001%
Pernambuco	15	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	15	0.001%

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

About the name Trajano

Trajano is the Portuguese form of Traianus, a Roman cognomen that Wiktionary gives as probably formed from the family name Traius with the suffix -ānus. The origin of Traius is obscure, and Behind the Name describes the meaning of Trajan as unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,068 people named Trajano, with a median age of 62, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Wiktionary: Traianus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Trajan (Portuguese Trajano as translation) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Trajan (1) · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Trajano

What does the name Trajano mean?

The meaning of Trajano is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Trajano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,068 people with the first name Trajano, which ranks it number 7,913 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Trajano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,064 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Trajano?

Trajano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Trajano most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Trajano (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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