How common is the surname Silvers?

7,602 people in the United States had the surname Silvers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. It ranked 4,664th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Silvers?

Phil Silvers, American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985), followed by Diana Silvers.

Where is the surname Silvers most common?

Wikidata records people named Silvers in the United States.

Is the surname Silvers getting more or less common?

More common. 7,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,602 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Silvers

A surname, carried by 7,602 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). Silvers is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,602 people named Silvers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,372.

#4,664

rank among US surnames

7,602

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,656	Borja	7,618	40,528
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550
#4,658	Martini	7,612	40,560
#4,659	McEwen	7,610	40,571
#4,660	Heflin	7,609	40,576
#4,661	Sparkman	7,607	40,587
#4,662	Zeng	7,605	40,598

Who is named Silvers

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

91% of people named Silvers identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Silverss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Silvers
American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985)
Diana Silvers
American actress, born 1997
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silvers

Silvers 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 Silvers?: 7,602 people in the United States had the surname Silvers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,614 Americans. It ranked 4,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silvers?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Silvers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Silvers?: Phil Silvers, American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985), followed by Diana Silvers.
Where is the surname Silvers most common?: Wikidata records people named Silvers in the United States.
Is the surname Silvers getting more or less common?: More common. 7,372 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,602 in 2010, up 3.1%.