How common is the surname Silberman?

2,765 people in the United States had the surname Silberman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. It ranked 11,404th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Silberman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Silberman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Silberman?

Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (1957–2024), followed by Neil Asher Silberman.

Where is the surname Silberman most common?

Wikidata records people named Silberman in the United States.

Is the surname Silberman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,765 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Silberman

A surname, carried by 2,765 people in the United States.

3 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). Silberman is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,765 people named Silberman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,491.

#11,404

rank among US surnames

2,765

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+11%

change since 2000 (was #11,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581
#11,402	Terhune	2,766	111,622
#11,404	Cremeans	2,765	111,662
#11,408	Courter	2,764	111,702
#11,409	Hage	2,763	111,743
#11,411	Hallberg	2,762	111,783

Who is named Silberman

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

94% of people named Silberman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Silbermans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Silberman
American writer and journalist (1957–2024)
Neil Asher Silberman
American archaeologist, born 1950
Gene Wilder
American actor (1933–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silberman

Silberman 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 Silberman?: 2,765 people in the United States had the surname Silberman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. It ranked 11,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silberman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Silberman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Silberman?: Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (1957–2024), followed by Neil Asher Silberman.
Where is the surname Silberman most common?: Wikidata records people named Silberman in the United States.
Is the surname Silberman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,765 in 2010, up 11%.