US Population With Last Name Silva By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 126,164 people in the US whose last name was Silva, and the rate of occurence of the Silva last name was 46.77 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Silva identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (58.15%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (33.68%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (4.75%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Silva By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Silva last name.

US Population With Last Name Silva By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Hispanic or Latino 73364 58.15
Non Hispanic White Alone 42492 33.68
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 5993 4.75
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 2296 1.82
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 1501 1.19
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 517 0.41