The Silverman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,636 people carried this name — #2,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,200 people counted. That is down 4% from 15,299 in 2000.

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In print

Silverman in American newspapers,
1920–1926.

Newspaper page from The Key West Citizen carrying the name Silverman
The Key West Citizen 1926-04-22
Newspaper page from The County Record carrying the name Silverman
The County Record 1920-04-08
Newspaper page from The County Record carrying the name Silverman
The County Record 1920-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 944 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Silverman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

4,051 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Silverman. The most, 1,208, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,494
New South Wales 1,346
Western Australia 444
Queensland 331
South Australia 264
Tasmania 91
ACT (Canberra) 74
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Silverman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ida Silverman
    Ida Silverman 1882–1973 · philanthropist
  • Leon Silverman d. 2015 · lawyer
  • Margit Silverman d. 2023
  • Lion Silverman 1818–1894 · politician
  • Joseph Silverman 1860–1930 · rabbi
  • Sime Silverman 1873–1933 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Silverman,
in the records of 6 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 States6,398 records

6,398 records of the Silverman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3,935
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,148
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 871
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 279
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 111
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 53
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin Silverman

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; commercial artist from Kings County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Bath National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Rose Silverman

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Saint Paul from Southampton, aged 21; cap maker. From Russia; bound for New York.

    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 Sheldon Silverman

    Born 1947; from Waterford, Connecticut. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 6,398 records for Silverman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Silverman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 25
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 24
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harold J. Silverman

    Draper of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1940.

    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 Lilla Silverman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Demosthenes, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record A. Silverman

    Australian Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Silverman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Silverman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kalman Silverman

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hubert L. Silverman

    Married 1898 in Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Fanny Fenie Silverman

    Born 1911 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Silverman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands7 records

7 records of the Silverman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Betje Silverman

    Died 1866 in Winschoten, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frans Silverman

    Married in 1731 in Weesp.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Silverman

    Buried in 1666 in Alphen en Riel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Silverman 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Silverman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Silverman

    Ik Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Silverman

    Lance Corporal, Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Silverman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Silverman 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 Pessa Rahel Silverman

    Born 1917 in Egypt; died 1999 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1912 in Egypt; died 1995 in La Queue-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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