How common is the surname Silvera?

2,082 people in the United States had the surname Silvera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,293 Americans. It ranked 14,363rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Silvera?

Andrés Silvera, Argentine association football player, followed by Frank Silvera.

Where is the surname Silvera most common?

Wikidata records people named Silvera in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Silvera getting more or less common?

More common. 1,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,082 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Silvera

A surname, carried by 2,082 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). Silvera is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,082 people named Silvera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,293 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,719.

#14,363

rank among US surnames

2,082

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+21.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,611)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,356	Maida	2,084	148,150
#14,358	Spatz	2,083	148,222
#14,363	Heinrichs	2,082	148,293
#14,368	Artman	2,081	148,364

Who is named Silvera

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

37% of people named Silvera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Silveras

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrés Silvera
Argentine association football player, born 1977
Frank Silvera
Actor (1914-1970)
Adam Silvera
American author, born 1990

Notable Silveras come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silvera

Silvera 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 Silvera?: 2,082 people in the United States had the surname Silvera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,293 Americans. It ranked 14,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silvera?: In the 2010 Census, 37% of people named Silvera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Silvera?: Andrés Silvera, Argentine association football player, followed by Frank Silvera.
Where is the surname Silvera most common?: Wikidata records people named Silvera in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Silvera getting more or less common?: More common. 1,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,082 in 2010, up 21%.