Salva Family History

Salva Surname Meaning

Catalan (Salvà): from the personal name Salvà Catalan form of Latin Silvanus (a derivative of silva ‘wood’). Italian (northern): from a short form of the personal name Salvato.

Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Salva a cognate of 1 above. French (southern): cognate of the Catalan name Salvà (see 1 above).

French (southern): ultimately from Latin salva an imperative of salvo ‘to save’ either as a personal name cognate with 2 above or as a nickname of a cantor from the antiphon Salva nos Domine ‘O Lord save us’.

Slovak: nickname of Latin origin (see 5 above).

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

Similar surnames: Sala, Salvo, Salvi, Selva, Salvia, Sava, Silva, Sales, Palla, Samsa

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Where is the Salva family from?

You can see how Salva families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Salva family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Salva families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Salva family living in Lancashire. This was about 25% of all the recorded Salva's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 3 other counties had the highest population of Salva families in 1891.

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What did your Salva ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Salva. 31% of Salva men worked as a Laborer and 14% of Salva women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Salva were Labor and Operator.

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Laborer

31%

Machinist

Truck driver

Labor

Maid

14%

Spinner

11%

Packer

11%

Operator

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Salva. 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 1K military records available for the last name Salva. For the veterans among your Salva ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Salva lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Salva life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Salva in 1948 was 37, and 77 in 2004.

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Salva Surname Meaning

Catalan (Salvà): from the personal name Salvà Catalan form of Latin Silvanus (a derivative of silva ‘wood’). Italian (northern): from a short form of the personal name Salvato.

Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Salva a cognate of 1 above. French (southern): cognate of the Catalan name Salvà (see 1 above).

Slovak: nickname of Latin origin (see 5 above).

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

Where is the Salva family from?

What did your Salva ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

31%

Machinist

Truck driver

Labor

Maid

14%

Spinner

11%

Packer

11%

Operator

What Salva family records will you find?

What is the average Salva lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Salva life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Salva in 1948 was 37, and 77 in 2004.

Salva Family History

Salva Surname Meaning

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Salva Surname Meaning

34,000 record(s) for Salva

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Where is the Salva family from?

What did your Salva ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Salva lifespan?

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