Explore the Family Name Silvernail

The meaning of Silvernail

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Silbernagel.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Silvernail's popularity slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010 in the United States. In 2000, Silvernail ranked as the 17,457th most popular surname, but by 2010 it dropped to the 18,057th rank, showing a decrease of 3.44%. However, even with this dip in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Silvernail surname increased from 1,489 in 2000 to 1,544 in 2010, an increase of 3.69%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a slight drop from 0.55 to 0.52 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,457	#18,057	-3.44%
Count	1,489	1,544	3.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.52	-5.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Silvernail

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Silvernail, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a significant decrease in those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, both reducing to zero by 2010. The group identifying as White maintained a majority, comprising 95.03% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.75% in 2010. There was a small decrease in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, going from 1.07% to 1.04%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races also saw a minor decrease from 1.88% to 1.81%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise from 1.21% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2010, marking a 38.84% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.03%	94.75%	-0.29%
Two or More Races	1.88%	1.81%	-3.72%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.68%	38.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.07%	1.04%	-2.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
Black	0.34%	0%	0%