Sliwa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Polish Śliwa. Doublet of sloe. Also Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.
Proper noun edit
Sliwa (plural Sliwas)
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sliwa is the 23714th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1068 individuals. Sliwa is most common among White (96.63%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sliwa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.