Surname Spotlight: Zilber

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Zilber usually leads back to Silber. Its meaning, shared with Silber, is “A descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, bright)”.

How the spelling arose

Zilber writes “z” in place of the “s” found in Silber, a common scribal difference. The same family of names includes Silbert.

The 2010 census count for Zilber in the United States was 236, good for rank 80,419. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Zilber family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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