The surname is one of the Spanish patronymic surnames, created from the name of a male ancestor. It seems that this name came from at least two sources, in some instances coming from the personal name Silvaus, derived in turn from the Latin "silva" meaning "wood," and in other instances from the personal name Salvius, from the Latin "salvus" for "saved." Both were names of early Christian Saints.
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Early Origins of the Salvas family
The surname Salvas was first found in Catalonia, the north east region of the former kingdom of Aragon.
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Early History of the Salvas family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salvas research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1623 is included under the topic Early Salvas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Salvas Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Salva, Salvas, Salvo, Salvá and others.
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Early Notables of the Salvas family
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Migration of the Salvas family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Martin de Salva, who settled in Chile in 1555; and Leon de Salva, who arrived in Peru in 1580.
Contemporary Notables of the name Salvas (post 1700)
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Lise Salvas Bronsard (1940-1995), Canadian economist, writer and professor of economics and macroeconomics at the Université de Montréal from 1970 to 1995
Louis George Anthony "Lou" Salvas (1921-2005), Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (1941-1951)
Luc Salvas (b. 1962), Canadian professional pool player, nicknamed "Machine Gun"
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