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The Silvi surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 211 people carried this name — #88,020 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 12% from 239 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Silvi surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Patronymic surname from the personal name Silvio.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Silvi» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 218 people named Silvi 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 73
Santa Fe 53
Córdoba 44
Santa Cruz 28
Chubut 20

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 106 people named Silvi.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Meurthe-et-Moselle 18
Seine-et-Marne 14
Alpes-Maritimes 12
Var 6
Paris 6
Yvelines 5
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 5

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

In print

Silvi in American newspapers,
1896–1926.

Newspaper page from L'italia carrying the name Silvi
L'italia 1917-03-31
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Silvi
Imperial Valley Press 1926-10-18
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Silvi
Iowa County Democrat 1896-05-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,966 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Silvi 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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