The silas Surname

silas Name Meaning and History

English: from the personal name Silas, a vernacular form of Latin Silvanus (see Silvano).
Hungarian (Szilas): from the old Hungarian personal name Szilas, or from a pet form of the ecclasiastical names Szilveszter or Szilvánusz (see Silvester, Silvano).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The silas name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the silas family name as far back in history as possible.

silas Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of silas Families in the US in 1920

Number of silas families

33-64

12-32

1-11

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Thread	Author	Replies
Mena Silas	dhilsen	0
Silas	shirleyallen141	1
SILAS, Fr. Dewey R.	CCayemberg	0
Lee Silas bio	Not_A_Relative	0
12th KY Inf Co B	steve todd	0
Silas family from Talladega Al.	sandkwalker	1
John Silas	uzziemom	0
SILAS	NancyTaylor182	1
Silas WEstover	Joan Cruickshank	1
Harry Earl Silas b. 1947	Ltuxson	0

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