How common is the surname Silber?

2,390 people in the United States had the surname Silber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,182 Americans. It ranked 12,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Silber?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Silber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Silber?

Jane Silber, American businesswoman.

Where is the surname Silber most common?

Wikidata records people named Silber in the United States.

Is the surname Silber getting more or less common?

More common. 2,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,390 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Silber

A surname, carried by 2,390 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Silber is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,390 people named Silber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,182 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,208.

#12,878

rank among US surnames

2,390

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,799)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,869	Buckwalter	2,392	129,074
#12,872	Luebke	2,391	129,128
#12,878	Silber	2,390	129,182
#12,881	Dearth	2,389	129,236
#12,884	Capetillo	2,388	129,290
#12,886	Winfree	2,387	129,345

Who is named Silber

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

96% of people named Silber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Silbers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Silber
American businesswoman

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silber

Silber has the Soundex code S416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S416.

Questions

How common is the surname Silber?: 2,390 people in the United States had the surname Silber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,182 Americans. It ranked 12,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silber?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Silber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Silber?: Jane Silber, American businesswoman.
Where is the surname Silber most common?: Wikidata records people named Silber in the United States.
Is the surname Silber getting more or less common?: More common. 2,208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,390 in 2010, up 8.2%.