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Meaning of the nameWilson

Wilson is a male name of English origin, coming from a surname that means 'son of William'.

Meaning

“English surname meaning 'son of William'”

Source: Behind the Name: Wilson · Wiktionary: Wilson

People (2022)
164,178
Rank in Brazil
#200
Median age
52 years
2010 Census
188,800
people

Wilson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (39,444 people).

452 women 163,726 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 Wilson is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.122%
  2. São Paulo 0.114%
  3. Paraná 0.108%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.099%
  5. Goiás 0.097%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo50,8270.114%
Minas Gerais20,2910.099%
Rio de Janeiro13,0880.082%
Paraná12,3570.108%
Bahia10,0240.071%
Goiás6,8700.097%
Pernambuco5,7040.063%
Santa Catarina5,1170.067%
Pará4,6280.057%
Rio Grande do Sul4,1120.038%
Maranhão3,8390.057%
Mato Grosso3,4420.094%
Mato Grosso do Sul3,3500.122%
Espírito Santo2,9240.076%
Ceará2,3030.026%
Distrito Federal2,2590.080%
Amazonas2,1880.056%
Alagoas1,6170.052%
Rio Grande do Norte1,5830.048%
Piauí1,5530.048%
Paraíba1,5390.039%
Sergipe1,2610.057%
Rondônia1,1900.075%
Tocantins1,1600.077%
Roraima3870.061%
Amapá3100.042%
Acre2550.031%

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

About the name Wilson

Behind the Name explains Wilson as an English surname meaning 'son of William'. Wiktionary details the formation, Will, a short form of William, plus the suffix -son, and records the name as a patronymic surname later used as a given name. Behind the Name gives Vilson as the Brazilian form, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Wuilson among the spelling variants of Wilson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 164,178 people named Wilson, with a median age of 52, born mostly in the 1950s through the 1970s.

It is the original English spelling and the most common in the group.

Other spellings of Wilson

SpellingPeople (2022)
Wilson164,178
Uilson6,195
Wuilson1,021

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Wilson · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Wilson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Wilson

What does the name Wilson mean?

Wilson means “English surname meaning 'son of William'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Wilson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 164,178 people with the first name Wilson, which ranks it number 200 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Wilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 452 women and 163,726 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Wilson?

Wilson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Wilson most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.122% of the state's population is named Wilson (3,350 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Wilson?

Uilson and Wuilson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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