Meaning of the nameValdeson
- Male
- Val-de-son
Valdeson is a Brazilian male name that joins the beginning Vald- to the ending -son, a formative of English origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,017 people named Valdeson, the 8,192nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdeson 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)
- 1,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,192
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,198
- people
Valdeson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdeson, 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 (258 people).
0 women 1,014 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 Valdeson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdeson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 194 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 165 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 65 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 53 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 17 | 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 Valdeson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English formative, "son of", and Vald- as a formative with more than one proposed origin: Germanic balths ("bold"), walt ("powerful") or Gothic waldan ("to rule"). The exact combination in Valdeson has no documented derivation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,017 people named Valdeson, almost always male and with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdeson
What does the name Valdeson mean?
The meaning of Valdeson 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 Valdeson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,017 people with the first name Valdeson, which ranks it number 8,192 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valdeson a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdeson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,014 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdeson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.005% of the state's population is named Valdeson (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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