Silve History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Silve

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Silve family. The original bearer of the name Silve, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Silve family originally lived in one of the numerous places named Silva, which are scattered throughout the provinces of Leon, Coruna, Lugo and Oviedo. The surname Silve was derived from the Latin word "silva," which meant "wood."

Early Origins of the Silve family

Early History of the Silve family

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Silve Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Silva, Silvera and others.

Early Notables of the Silve family

Prominent among bearers of the Silve family name at this time was fourteenth century nobleman Ferrand de Silva; Pedro de Silva, a fifteenth century soldier of the Reconquest; Feliciano de Silva, sixteenth century Spanish novelist; sixteenth century Spanish politician, diplomat and writer Juan de Silva; seventeenth century Spanish politician and diplomat García de Silva y Figueroa; Diego de Silva y Mendoza, Count of Salinas, seventeenth century Spanish poet...
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Silve Ranking

In France, the name Silve is the 8,801^st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Silve family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jerónimo de Silva, who emigrated to Peru in 1560; Diego de Silva, to Peru in 1561; María de Silva, to Hispaniola in 1562; Juan de Silva Correa, to Florida in 1563.