Meaning of the nameValderson
- Male
- Germanic origin
- English origin
- Val-der-son
Valderson is a Brazilian male name formed from Vald- and -erson, elements that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) documents separately.
Meaning
The meaning of Valderson 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)
- 1,178
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,404
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,136
- people
Valderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valderson, 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 (323 people).
0 women 1,175 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 Valderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 145 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 112 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 110 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valderson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Valderson as Vald- plus -erson. According to the Morfemário, -erson is probably a fragment of English names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff'. Vald- has more than one origin: Germanic balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'; the meaning of the whole is not fixed. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,178 people named Valderson, with a median age of 35, almost all men. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valderson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valderson
What does the name Valderson mean?
The meaning of Valderson 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 Valderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,178 people with the first name Valderson, which ranks it number 7,404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Valderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,175 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Valderson?
Valderson is a name of Germanic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Valderson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Valderson (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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