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![Show Contents]() Da silva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Da silva familyThe surname Da silva was first found in the town of Silva in the Portuguese province of Valenca do Minho. The name of the town is derived from the Portuguese word 'silva,' which means 'forest,' and indicating that the area was once heavily forested. Early History of the Da silva familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Da silva research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1647, 1673, 1691, 1694, 1714, 1717, 1720, 1721, 1730, 1731, 1733, 1756, 1774, 1778, 1799 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Da silva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Da silva Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Da Silva, De Silva, Silva, Silveira and others. Early Notables of the Da silva familyProminent members of the family include - Pedro da Silva (c.1647-1717), born in Lisbon and settling in New France prior to 1673, he was the first post courier in New France; a Canadian postage stamp honoring him was released in June 2003; and...
- Manuel Pereira da Silva (1694-1733) was a priest and friar of the Order of Christ, master of arts, doctor of canons and professor of the same faculty at the University of Coimbra, etc. He was born in...
- José da Silva Lisboa (1756-1835), Born in Bahia on July 16, 1756, he died in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 1835. He was the son of the Portuguese architect Henrique da Silva Lisboa and Helena Nunes de...
Da silva World RankingIn the United States, the name Da silva is the 4,133rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Da silva is ranked the 778th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Da silva is the 5,073rd popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3 South Africa ranks Da silva as 896th with 7,774 people. 4
 Da silva migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Da silva Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Joseph DaSilva, who landed in New York in 1792 5
Da silva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Benjamin DaSilva, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1845 5
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 6Da silva Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Jacob DaSilva, who landed in Jamaica in 1740 5
- Daniel DaSilva, who landed in Jamaica in 1742 5
- Judica DaSilva, who arrived in Jamaica in 1746 5
- Rica DaSilva, who arrived in Jamaica in 1746 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Da silva (post 1700) | + |
- Raúl daSilva (b. 1933), American TV commercial producer, business documentary filmmaker, writer and an expert in the field of photoanimation
- John Walter da Silva QSM (1934-2021), New Zealand wrestler and boxer
- José Carlos da Silva Júnior (1926-2021), Brazilian politician and businessman, member of the Democratic Social Party and served as a Senator from 1996 to 1999
- Raúl Alves Calane da Silva (1945-2021), Mozambican writer, journalist, and poet
- Edivaldo Sarafim DaSilva, retired Brazilian footballer
- Steve DaSilva (b. 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Edgar J. DaSilva (1941-2007), Indian microbiologist
- Dan DaSilva (b. 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey winger
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Da silva migration to the United States 
Da silva migration to West Indies 
