Silveira

See also: silveira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Silveira.

Proper noun

Silveira (plural Silveiras)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Silveira is the 5545^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6267 individuals. Silveira is most common among White (79.91%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Silveira”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Silveria, rivalise, virelais

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sylveira (obsolete)

Proper noun

Silveira m or f by sense

1. a surname