Silvio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Silvio family

The surname Silvio 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 Silvio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silvio 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 Silvio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Silvio Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Silvio 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...
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Migration of the Silvio 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.

Contemporary Notables of the name Silvio (post 1700) +

Silvio Amato (b. 1961), Italian composer of classical, contemporary and popular music, and film soundtracks
Silvio Schröter (b. 1979), German football player
Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023), Italian media tycoon and politician, Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011, third-wealthiest person in Italy
Silvio Parnis (1965-2023), Maltese politician of the Labour Party who served in the Parliament of Malta from 1998 to 2022
Silvio Longobucco (1951-2022), Italian professional footballer who played as a defender
Silvio Lagreca (1895-1966), Brazilian football manager, the first manager of Brazilian Football Confederation in 1914
Silvio De Florentiis (1935-2021), Italian long-distance runner who competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Silvio Favero (1966-2021), Brazilian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso; he died from COVID-19
Silvio Palmieri (1957-2018), Canadian composer from LaSalle, Quebec
Silvio Ceccato (1914-1997), Italian philosopher and linguist