How Many People Have the Last Name Silva?
people had the surname Silva in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,825 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+35,469 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Silva (61.3%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 32.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Silva ranks #39. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 58.2% to 61.3%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 4.8% to 1.6%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Silva grew from 126,164 people in 2000 to 161,633 in 2010 (up 28.1%), and its rank rose from #214 to #163.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 126,164 | 161,633 |
| Rank | #214 | #163 |
| Per 100,000 people | 46.77 | 54.79 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Silva
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Silva: S410
👤 Silva as a First Name
Silva is a first name too: about 611 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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