Meaning of the nameWadson
- Male
- Wad-son
Wadson is a male name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'; the origin of the beginning Wad- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,844 people named Wadson, the 3,282nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Wadson 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)
- 3,844
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,282
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,612
- people
Wadson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wadson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,062 people).
0 women 3,828 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 Wadson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wadson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.007%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 851 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 623 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 286 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 275 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 219 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 214 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 164 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 156 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 131 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 118 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 97 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 85 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 82 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wadson
The ending -son comes from English, where it marks the patronymic 'son of', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Clebson and Mackson among the Brazilian names with this formative. The origin of Wad- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,844 people named Wadson, with a median age of 27. Almost all of the people recorded are male, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wadson
What does the name Wadson mean?
The meaning of Wadson 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 Wadson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,844 people with the first name Wadson, which ranks it number 3,282 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wadson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wadson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,828 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wadson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Wadson (156 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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