Silbert Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Silbert Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, right); one who came from Silber (silver), the name of various places in Germany; one with gray or silvery hair.

Silbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1821:306,64928,191
Australia1171:230,73221,761
France871:763,48093,619
Poland731:520,66850,348
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Canada421:877,27667,671
Israel391:219,42720,804
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Austria131:655,03358,041
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Silbert (933) may also be a first name.

Silbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, right); one who came from Silber (silver), the name of various places in Germany; one with gray or silvery hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Silbert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Silbert Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Silbert is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silbert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silbert is the 237,170th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,304,516 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Silbert live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Silbert is also the 264,724th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 933 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,182 people, or 1 in 306,649. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Silbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silbert has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silbert are 9.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Silbert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning R 345,312 per year; in United States they earn 30.9% more than the national average, earning $56,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.74% more than the national average, earning $65,949 CAD per year.

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