Silas Family History
Silas Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Silas
Name Distribution of Silas Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Silas families
 33 - 64  12 - 32 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Silas families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Silas last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Silas census records
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Silas Family Origin
Silas Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Silas
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Silas Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Silas census records
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Silas Civil War Service Records
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