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Silverside Family History

Silverside Surname Meaning

from Middle English silver ‘silver’ + side ‘side (of the body ?head)’. Compare Richard Silvereghe (‘silver eye’) 1414–15 in Inquisitiones post Mortem (Yorks); Adam Siluermouth (‘silver mouth’) 1379 in Yorks Poll Tax; John Silvertop (‘silver hair’) 1478 in York Freemen's Register.

Some early bearers may belong with sense from Silver Side in Farlam (Cumb) so recorded in 1485. The place-name appears to derive from Old English seolfor ‘silver’ + sīde ‘long side of a slope or hill hill side’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Silverside families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Silverside family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Silverside families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 21 Silverside families living in London. This was about 41% of all the recorded Silverside's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Silverside families in 1891.
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What did your Silverside ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Silverside. 86% of Silverside women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    86%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    15%

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Passenger Lists

There are 69 immigration records available for the last name Silverside. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 64 military records available for the last name Silverside. For the veterans among your Silverside ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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