Meaning of the nameVirgílio

Male
Latin origin
Vir-gí-li-o

Virgílio is a male name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Vergilius, whose meaning is unknown.

Meaning

The meaning of Virgílio 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): 7,239
Rank in Brazil: #2,119
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 9,760; people

Virgílio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Virgílio, 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 (1,478 people).

22 women 7,217 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 Virgílio is most common

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

Piauí 0.006%
Minas Gerais 0.006%
Bahia 0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Espírito Santo 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,703	0.004%
Minas Gerais	1,134	0.006%
Bahia	773	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	593	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	308	0.003%
Paraná	293	0.003%
Goiás	269	0.004%
Ceará	234	0.003%
Santa Catarina	216	0.003%
Piauí	185	0.006%
Espírito Santo	182	0.005%
Pernambuco	146	0.002%
Pará	145	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	135	0.005%
Mato Grosso	125	0.003%
Distrito Federal	124	0.004%
Maranhão	116	0.002%
Amazonas	98	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	92	0.003%
Sergipe	81	0.004%
Paraíba	77	0.002%
Alagoas	70	0.002%
Tocantins	64	0.004%
Rondônia	39	0.003%
Roraima	16	0.003%

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

About the name Virgílio

Behind the Name explains that Virgil comes from the Roman family name Vergilius, of unknown meaning, and gives Virgílio as the Portuguese form. Wiktionary records Virgílio as a male name equivalent to the English Virgil, with the division Vir-gí-li-o, and gives the feminine Virgília. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,239 people named Virgílio, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. The name is almost always male, with the most records among those born in the 1950s and 1960s.

Sources

Behind the Name: Virgil · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Virgílio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Virgílio

What does the name Virgílio mean?

The meaning of Virgílio 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 Virgílio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,239 people with the first name Virgílio, which ranks it number 2,119 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Virgílio a boy's or a girl's name?

Virgílio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 7,217 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Virgílio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Virgílio most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.006% of the state's population is named Virgílio (185 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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