Explore the Family Name Silmon

The meaning of Silmon

English: variant of Selman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Silmon in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Silmon has seen minor fluctuations in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 30,091st most common surname and rose slightly to 30,665th place in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.91% in its rank. In terms of count, however, there was a slight increase from 735 in 2000 to 760 in 2010, indicating a 3.4% growth in the number of people bearing the Silmon surname. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a marginal decline from 0.27 to 0.26 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,091	#30,665	-1.91%
Count	735	760	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Silmon

The ethnic identity breakdown of individuals with the Silmon surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows predominantly African American roots with a small fraction of other ethnic identities represented. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of people with this surname identified as Black, making up 68.44% and 68.55% of the population respectively, showing a slight growth of 0.16%. Those identifying as White made up 23.95% of the population in 2000, but decreased to 22.24% by 2010. The percentage of those claiming two or more races increased from 5.17% to 5.79%, while the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained at 0%. The Hispanic representation was noted for the first time in 2010 at 1.71%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation disappeared completely.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	68.44%	68.55%	0.16%
White	23.95%	22.24%	-7.14%
Two or More Races	5.17%	5.79%	11.99%
Hispanic	0%	1.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	0%	0%