# Silverman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/silverman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,636 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,463 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,095 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.3% (15,299 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Silverman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Silverman in the United States.

## People named Silverman

- Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and writer
- David Silverman, American animator and director
- Jonathan Silverman, American actor
- Laura Silverman, American actress
- David Silverman, American Atheist activist
- Kenneth Silverman, American biographer (1936-2017)
- Kaja Silverman, American film theorist
- Joseph H. Silverman, American mathematician (1955-)
- Fred Silverman, American television network executive and producer (1937–2020)

## Similar surnames

Silver, Silvers, Silverstein, Silveira, Silverio, Silberman, Silber, Silverberg, Silvera, Silvernail, Silverthorn, Solberg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.