Silvera surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Silvera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,082 people carried this name — #14,363 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 21% from 1,719 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 4,949 people named Silvera 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 1,842
Misiones 625
City of Buenos Aires 393
Córdoba 277
San Luis 265
Salta 180
Tucumán 159
Formosa 150

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 87 people named Silvera.

Most of them — 70 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 70
Paris 8
Essonne 4
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 1
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Somme 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

25 people named Silvera is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 25

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Silvera in American newspapers,
1868–1916.

Newspaper page from The Irish Republic carrying the name Silvera
The Irish Republic 1868-01-18
Newspaper page from The Daily Gate City carrying the name Silvera
The Daily Gate City 1915-07-29
Newspaper page from Dziennik Chicagoski carrying the name Silvera
Dziennik Chicagoski 1916-08-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,574 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Silvera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Darrell Silvera
    Darrell Silvera 1900–1983 · scenographer
  • Frank Silvera
    Frank Silvera 1914–1970 · actor
  • Charlie Silvera
    Charlie Silvera 1924–2019 · baseball player
  • Elizabeth Silvera d. 1886
  • Antonio Silvera y de Ponte 1842–1912 · painter
  • Sandra Silvera 1901– · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Silvera is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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