Silverside Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Silverside Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Silverside,' some small locality in Lancashire, which I have not discovered. Probably near Silverdale, perhaps on the slope of it.

John de Syluersyd, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.

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Silverside Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Silverside Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Silverside,' some small locality in Lancashire, which I have not discovered. Probably near Silverdale, perhaps on the slope of it.

John de Syluersyd, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.

1744. Married — George Silverside and Susanna Price: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1800. — William Silversides and Barbara Hunt: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Silverside; or Dweller at the White (Hill-) Side [Dialectal English silver, white; Old English seolfor, silver + English side, Old English síde] John de Sylversyd.—Preston Guild-Rolls, A.D. 1397.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place in the Lake district is so called. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Silverside Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silverside is most common in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverside? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silverside is the 2,312,869th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Silverside is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Silverside are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England Silverside is primarily found in: Greater London, where 31 percent live, Surrey, where 21 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 6 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Silverside Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silverside has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Silverside surname fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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