Silveira Family History
Silveira Name Meaning
Galician and Portuguese: habitational name from places called
Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces or a topographic name from
silveira ‘woodland’, a collective derivative of silva.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Silveira Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Silveira families
 45 - 88  16 - 44 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Silveira families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Silveira last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Silveira census records
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Silveira Family Origin
Silveira Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Silveira
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Silveira Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Silveira census records
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Silveira Civil War Service Records
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