Silverman
2007-02-25 08:14:52 · 8 answers · asked by Kirsten S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
I'm not jewish
2007-02-25 08:30:00 · update #1
Silverman appears to have two origins. It seems to be German and English.
Take a look at the following link:
http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?s=silverman&sId=
If you are just looking for the country of origin, this should help you, but if you are using this information to determine your ancestry, I'm afraid it won't help you that much. To take an extreme example, you could be 15/16ths Finnish or Indian or Irish and have a German surname.
Looking for the origin of a certain name is a common question here. And it's fine if that is all someone wants. But it does not tell you anything for certain. Here are a couple of links to Silverman message boards if you are interested:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/silverman/
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.silverman/mb.ashx
Good luck in your search. I hope this helps. Blessings.
2007-02-25 10:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by HSK's mama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely an English name or an English translation. If your family moved to the U.S. during the Ellis Island days, your families surname may have been changed if it was too complex. Silverman is a moderately generic name so that may be the case. Anyway, you would have to check out your family's history.
2007-02-25 08:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by ablis boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are very many nationalities that are surnames, yet some no longer very previous, there are call adjustments like Britain,Albion, Breton,ect, in case you look to the sub communities like counties, the quantity of names are great eg. Cornwall-is, Lancashire, ect. going decrease back on your unique question the call of somebody surname, replaced into traditionally given by way of the two a proffession,a region, or a nickname,so how would one become a nationality except that individual replaced right into a immigrant to the region of thier residing or start, eg an englishman say in wales or scotland, except that call replaced right into a derivination of another. be conscious mis spelt or replaced or adapted as in the occasion above (Cornwallis) in the united kingdom we've various Hollands,french,Germain, which might lead you to the supposition of thier ancestory. regards LF
2016-12-14 05:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely British.
2007-02-25 08:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by Adriana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me like it could be English or it could be German (because many German surnames end in -man)
2007-02-25 12:08:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds english.
2007-02-25 08:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by SARAH D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English Jew?
2007-02-25 08:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by grey gus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ENGLISH
2007-02-25 08:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Bettee62 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋