The Dasilva surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,338 people carried this name — #1,767 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,500 people counted. That is up 46% from 13,978 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dasilva surname

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as a Portuguese name: ‘Of the Wood’.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 320 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 205 people named Dasilva live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 109
Formosa 45
Misiones 29
City of Buenos Aires 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Dasilva.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Somme.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Somme 4
French Guiana 3
Ariège 3
Puy-de-Dôme 2
Haute-Garonne 2
Loire 1
Côte-d’Or 1
Bas-Rhin 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Dasilva in American newspapers,
1912–1934.

Newspaper page from Norwich Bulletin carrying the name Dasilva
Norwich Bulletin 1912-11-09
Newspaper page from The Daily Worker carrying the name Dasilva
The Daily Worker 1934-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,372 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dasilva in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1940s.

44 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dasilva. The most, 13, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 28
Tasmania 5
Northern Territory 2
Queensland 2
Victoria 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
South Australia 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dasilva.

In the public record

People named Dasilva,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,693 records

1,693 records of the Dasilva name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1,523
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • Other U.S. records 111
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Decio V. Dasilva

    Born 1917 in Portugal. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Simone Dasilva

    Arrived at New York in 1900 aboard the Patria from Naples, aged 36; laborer. From Avellino, Italy; bound for Paterson.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Helder Arthur C. Dasilva

    Born 1942; from Belleville, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,693 records for Dasilva in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France1,234 records

1,234 records of the Dasilva name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Miguel Antonio Dasilva

    Born 1932 in Portugal; died 1999 in Meulan (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Dasilva

    Born 1945 in Sousceyrac (Lot); died 1991 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Albert Dasilva

    Born 1921 in Brazil; died 1992 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 1,234 records for Dasilva in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands108 records

108 records of the Dasilva name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 64
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 43
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francisco da Silva

    Died 1837 in Overleden in zee bij stranding schip Andorinka, aged 48; sailor.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Abraham da Silva

    Married in 1906 in Arnhem; engineer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Petrus da Silva

    Married in 1935 in 's-Gravenhage; teacher.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 108 records for Dasilva in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia24 records

24 records of the Dasilva name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jose Dasilva

    Public servant of Nth Essendon, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Donald Dasilva

    Arrived in Victoria in 1905 aboard the Omrah, aged 38.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerald Leslie Da Silva

    Died 1999; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Dasilva in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Dasilva name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jose Borges Dasilva

    Buried in 1988 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Josue Dasilva

    Died 1945 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Roy Da Silva

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Dasilva in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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