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Da%20silva Name Meaning

Portuguese and Galician: variant of Silva with the addition of da a shortened form of the preposition de ‘from’ and the feminine definite article a ‘the’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: De Silva, Davila, Silva, La Sala, Silvas, La Spina, Salva, Da Villa

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You can see how Da%20silva families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Da%20silva family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Da%20silva families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1901 there were 2 Da%20silva families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Da%20silva's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Da%20silva families in 1901.
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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Da%20silva life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Da%20silva in 1957 was 53, and 69 in 2004.

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