How common is the surname Silas?

4,729 people in the United States had the surname Silas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. It ranked 7,080th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Silas?

Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (1943–2022), followed by Stephen Silas.

Where is the surname Silas most common?

Wikidata records people named Silas in the United States.

Is the surname Silas getting more or less common?

More common. 4,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,729 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Silas also a first name?

Yes. Silas is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Silas

A surname, carried by 4,729 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S420 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Silas is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,729 people named Silas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,153.

#7,080

rank among US surnames

4,729

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,399)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,074	Maynor	4,732	65,246
#7,075	Desilva	4,731	65,260
#7,078	Walley	4,730	65,274
#7,080	Silas	4,729	65,288
#7,084	Botelho	4,726	65,329

Who is named Silas

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Silas identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Silass

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Silas
American basketball player and coach (1943–2022)
Stephen Silas
American basketball coach, born 1973
James Silas
American basketball player, born 1949
Xavier Silas
American basketball player (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silas

Silas has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Silas?: 4,729 people in the United States had the surname Silas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. It ranked 7,080th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silas?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Silas identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Silas?: Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (1943–2022), followed by Stephen Silas.
Where is the surname Silas most common?: Wikidata records people named Silas in the United States.
Is the surname Silas getting more or less common?: More common. 4,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,729 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Silas also a first name?: Yes. Silas is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.