About Silas
The surname Silas is derived from the given name Silas, which has its roots in ancient Greek and Hebrew. In Greek, Silas is a variant of the name Silvanus, meaning "of the forest" or "wooded." In Hebrew, Silas is believed to be a shortened form of the name Saul, meaning "asked for" or "prayed for." The surname Silas, therefore, is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from an ancestor named Silas or Silvanus.
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The surname Silas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Silas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Silas is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Silas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Silas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.