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Silver Name Meaning

English: from Middle English silver ‘silver’, hence a nickname for a rich man or for someone with silvery gray hair, or a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith. English: topographic name from any of the various streams in different parts of England named with this word, probably from the silvery appearance of the water. Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Silber.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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

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Silver Family Origin

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Silver Family Occupations

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    4%

  • Labourer

    2%

  • Blacksmith

    2%

  • Builder

    1%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Silver family was Builder. Agricultural Labourer, Labourer and Blacksmith were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Silver. The most common Silver occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 4% of Silver's were Agricultural Labourers.

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Silver Historical Records

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Silver Life Expectancy

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