Silver Family History

Silver Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English silver(e) ‘silver’ for someone with silver-colored hair a rich man or a silversmith.

English: habitational name from Monksilver in Somerset or one or more other places called with Old English seolfor ‘silver’ especially when referring to the appearance of a stream.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Silber.

Native American (Navajo): translation into English of a Navajo personal name based on the term béésh łigaii ‎‘silver’ used as a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith (see Peshlakai).

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

Similar surnames: Silber, Seller, Pulver, Siller, Seiler, Filter, Sizer, Silvey, Hilder, Filler

170K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
24K	Military Records
26K	Immigration Records
147K	Census and Voter Lists
294K	Member Trees

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Where is the Silver family from?

You can see how Silver families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Silver family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Silver families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 313 Silver families living in London. This was about 24% of all the recorded Silver's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Silver families in 1891.

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What did your Silver ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Tailor and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Silver. 8% of Silver men worked as a Tailor and 73% of Silver women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Silver were Master tailor and Domestic duties.

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

Tailor

Cabinet maker

Builders labourer

Master tailor

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 147K census records available for the last name Silver. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Silver census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 26K immigration records available for the last name Silver. 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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Military Records

There are 24K military records available for the last name Silver. For the veterans among your Silver ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Silver lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Silver life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Silver in 1943 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

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Silver Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English silver(e) ‘silver’ for someone with silver-colored hair a rich man or a silversmith.

English: habitational name from Monksilver in Somerset or one or more other places called with Old English seolfor ‘silver’ especially when referring to the appearance of a stream.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Silber.

Compare Silversmith.

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

Where is the Silver family from?

What did your Silver 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.

Tailor

Cabinet maker

Builders labourer

Master tailor

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Silver family records will you find?

What is the average Silver lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Silver life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Silver in 1943 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

Silver Family History

Silver Surname Meaning

662,000 record(s) for Silver

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What did your Silver ancestors do for a living?

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Silver Surname Meaning

662,000 record(s) for Silver

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Where is the Silver family from?

What did your Silver ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Silver family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Silver family history

What is the average Silver lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Silver family tree

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