# Silvers (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,602 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,664 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,614 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (7,372 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Silvers 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Silvers in the United States.

## People named Silvers

- Phil Silvers, American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985)
- Diana Silvers, American actress
- Louis Silvers, American film composer (1889–1954)
- Robert B. Silvers, American journalist (1929-2017)
- Sid Silvers, American comedian (1901-1976)
- Herbert Ferber, American artist (1906-1991)

## Similar surnames

Silver, Silverman, Silverstein, Silveira, Silverio, Silberman, Slover, Silber, Silverberg, Silvera, Silvernail, Silverthorn.

## 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.