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silvia Name Meaning and History

Southern Italian and Portuguese: from the female personal name Silvia. According to classical legend, this was the name of the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. It was a very popular personal name among Christians throughout Europe, having been borne by the mother of Pope Gregory the Great, a saint in her own right.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The silvia name in History

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

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Distribution of silvia Families in the US in 1920
Number of silvia families
 235-467
 79-234		 1-78
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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