How common is the surname Silvia?

5,511 people in the United States had the surname Silvia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. It ranked 6,206th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Silvia?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Silvia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

How do you pronounce Silvia?

Silvia is /ˈsɪlvi.ə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Silvia getting more or less common?

More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,511 in 2010, up 1.7%.

Is Silvia also a first name?

Yes. Silvia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Silvia

A Latin surname, carried by 5,511 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɪlvi.ə/ 3 syllables Soundex S410 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Silvia is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,511 people named Silvia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,418.

#6,206

rank among US surnames

5,511

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,852)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,197	Dudek	5,519	55,942
#6,198	Matney	5,518	55,952
#6,199	Beckner	5,516	55,973
#6,200	Verdin	5,515	55,983
#6,201	Abram	5,514	55,993
#6,204	Sanmiguel	5,513	56,003
#6,205	Burcham	5,512	56,013

Who is named Silvia

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

86% of people named Silvia identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Sylvia

Surnames that sound like Silvia

Silvia has the Soundex code S410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S410.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Silvia come from?: Feminine form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
How common is the surname Silvia?: 5,511 people in the United States had the surname Silvia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,024 Americans. It ranked 6,206th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silvia?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Silvia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Silvia?: Silvia is /ˈsɪlvi.ə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Silvia getting more or less common?: More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,511 in 2010, up 1.7%.
What are other spellings of Silvia?: Sylvia.
Is Silvia also a first name?: Yes. Silvia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.