The surname Silvas 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.
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Early History of the Silvas family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silvas 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 Silvas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Silvas Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Da Silva, De Silva, Silva, Silveira and others.
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Early Notables of the Silvas family
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 New France; a Canadian postage stamp honoring him was released in June 2003; and António Diniz da Cruz e Silva (1731-1799), Portuguese heroic-comic poet, born in Brazil.
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 Lisbon on April 6, 1691, where he also died prematurely... Another 403 words (29 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Silvas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Silvas Ranking
In the United States, the name Silvas is the 7,127th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Silvas family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Baltasar DeSilva arrived in America in 1535; Francisco DeSilva arrived in New Spain in 1538; John Joseph DeSilva arrived in New York in 1792; J.R. Desilva arrived in San Francisco in 1852.
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