The Silvia surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,511 people carried this name — #6,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,418 in 2000.

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In print

Silvia in American newspapers,
1904–1922.

Newspaper page from The Commonwealth carrying the name Silvia
The Commonwealth 1904-03-19
Newspaper page from The Progress carrying the name Silvia
The Progress 1904-04-02
Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Silvia
Ellsworth American 1922-05-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Silvia in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

1,746 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Silvia. The most, 378, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 742
Victoria 318
Queensland 229
South Australia 187
Western Australia 153
Tasmania 55
ACT (Canberra) 49

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

Who carried it

People named Silvia,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helen Silvia 1923–2020
  • Evelyn Silvia 1948–2006 · academic

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Silvia,
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 States670 records

670 records of the Silvia name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 260
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 240
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 48
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • 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 Joseph F. Silvia

    Born 1920 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Myles Standish Taunton; toolmaker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1956, buried at Long Island 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 Francesca Silvia

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the Canada from Marseilles, Naples and Palermo, aged 33; laborer. From Napoli, Italy; 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 Joseph Martin Silvia

    Born 1932; from Bristol County, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 670 records for Silvia in the United States.

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

Canada10 records

10 records of the Silvia name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lillian Silvia

    Died 1914 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Silvia

    Listed at Tracadie, Sydney, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1817.

    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
    Death record John Silvia

    Died 1921 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Silvia in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Silvia name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. de Silvia

    Arrived in Queensland in 1899 aboard the Duke of Norfolk.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Juan Silvia

    Left Hobart in 1832 aboard the Eagle, bound for Whaling, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Joachim Silvia

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Silvia in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France5 records

5 records of the Silvia 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 Annonciade Silvia

    Born 1925 in Tunisia; died 1998 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1918 in Tunisia; died 2000 in Sète (Hérault).

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

    Born 1955 in Tunisia; died 1991 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Silvia 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Silvia name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Baucke Silvia

    Married in 1651 in Leeuwarden.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

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

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