De silva History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the De silva family

The surname De 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.

Important Dates for the De silva family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De silva research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1647, 1717, 1673, 1731 and 1799 are included under the topic Early De silva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De silva Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Da Silva, De Silva, Silva, Silveira and others.

Early Notables of the De silva family (pre 1700)

Prominent 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...
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De silva migration to the United States

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De silva Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• John Joseph DeSilva, who arrived in New York in 1792 ^[1]

De silva Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Baltasar DeSilva, who arrived in America in 1835 ^[1]
• Francisco DeSilva, who landed in New Spain in 1838 ^[1]
• Miguel DeSilva, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 ^[1]
• Rosa DeSilva, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 ^[1]
• M R DeSilva, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 ^[1]
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De silva Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Felicia Desilva, aged 19, who landed in America from Benevento, Benevento, Italy, in 1906
• Manuel deSilva, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1906
• Carmine DeSilva, aged 3, who landed in America from Avellino, Italy, in 1907
• Manuel DeSilva, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Val D'Ozenda, Portugal, in 1910
• Joan C deSilva, aged 33, who landed in America from Lisbon, Portugal, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name De silva (post 1700)

• Norman deSilva, former American NCAA basketball player and Assistant Coach
• John Reed DeSilva (b. 1967), American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Sir George Desmond Lorenz de Silva PC QC KStJ (b. 1939), British lawyer and former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone
• Luigi deSilva (b. 1953), Italian professional footballer
• Walter Maria deSilva (b. 1951), Italian car designer
• Diego de Silva y Velasquez (1599-1660), Spanish painter
• Dolores DeSilva Beati, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980 ^[2]

Citations

1. ^ 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)
2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html