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{{Infobox surname

| name = Silva

| image = Coat_of_arms_of_Silva.svg

| image_size = 75px

| caption = Coat of arms associated to Silva surname

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| meaning = "forest, woodland or jungle"

| region = Portugal, Galicia

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| variant = Zilva

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Silva, da Silva, and de Silva are surnames of Portuguese or Galician origin which are widespread in the Portuguese-speaking countries[http://www.eissoaicampeao.com/2012/03/saiba-quais-sao-ois-3-sobrenomes-mais.html Saiba quais são os 3 sobrenomes mais comuns em 64 diferentes países.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817024946/http://www.eissoaicampeao.com/2012/03/saiba-quais-sao-ois-3-sobrenomes-mais.html |date=2013-08-17 }}.[http://www.bbg.pt/sites_off/SPIE_01/faqs4.htm © 2005 SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INFORMAÇÃO ECONÓMICA S.A. – SPIE] (in Portuguese).[http://anossavida.pt/sites/anossavida.pt/files/100_apelidos.pdf Os 100 Apelidos mais frequentes da População Portuguesa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228151813/http://anossavida.pt/sites/anossavida.pt/files/100_apelidos.pdf |date=2013-02-28 }} (in Portuguese). including Brazil.[http://www.projovemurbano.gov.br/revista03/reportagemespecial.html O ProJovem é Silva, Santos...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017090731/http://www.projovemurbano.gov.br/revista03/reportagemespecial.html |date=2013-10-17 }} (in Portuguese).[http://www.velhosamigos.com.br/curiosidades/curiosid29.html Descubra como surgiram os Silva, os Araújo, os Fernandes, os Batista, os Carneiro...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022151713/http://www.velhosamigos.com.br/curiosidades/curiosid29.html |date=2013-10-22 }} (in Portuguese). The name is derived from Latin {{lang|pt|silva}} ("forest" or "woodland").{{cn|date=June 2024|reason=homonyms do happen}} It is the family name of the House of Silva.

The name is widespread in Galician-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more so in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America.

Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris,[http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/54393/da_silva.shtml Number of Da Silva in France] and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France.

Notable people and characters with these names include the following.

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Arts

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  • Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006), Armenian poet, writer, academician and public activist

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Historical figures

Judiciary

  • Eurico da Silva (1933–2025), Indian judge of the High Court of Bombay
  • Janak de Silva, Sri Lankan puisne justice of the Supreme Court (since 2020)

Media

Political and military figures

Religion

Scholars

Sports

Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido/alcunha, a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos, Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta, José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto, and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's family name of Senna.

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Other professions

Fictional characters

See also

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References

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Bibliography

  • BOUZA ZERRANO, José. ''Da Descendência de Don Francisco Prieto Gayoso'. Edição do Autor, 1ª Edição, Lisboa, 1980.
  • COROMINES, Joan. Onomasticon Cataloniæ (vol. I-VIII). Barcelona: 1994.
  • SOUSA, Manuel de. As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas. Sporpress, 2001.
  • TÁVORA, D. Luis de Lancastre e. Dicionário das Famílias Portuguesas. Quetzal Editores, 2ª Edição, Lisboa, pág. 324.

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Category:Portuguese-language surnames

Category:Galician-language surnames

Category:Topographic surnames