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Origin of Sil Total Records: 8  Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: Erik Gabriel Sellen moved to Rock Island, IL in 1859 from Sweden. Surnames: Sellen, Sil Submitted by: Peter Siljerud Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: The Rudisill surname and family originated in the hamlet of Frumsen, Switzerland in the middle ages. Originally a contraction of 'Rudolph's Ulrich' it was familiarized as Rudy's Uli, then Rudisuli, and the current Swiss spelling is Rudisuhli. One descendant, Hans Rudisuli, moved to Michelfeld Germany about 1661 and started a family there and the name was Germanized to 'Rudisile'. In the early 1700s, several of Hans' grandchildren migrated to America, where the name was changed again to 'Rudisill'. Since then there have been over 40 spelling variations on the name. Surnames: Rudisill Submitted by: Ted Rudisill Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: Misspelling in baptism registers early 18th century in Flanders, Belgium. Derived from the name Gillis, wich was a common christian name at that time. Surnames: Sillis Submitted by: Luc Sillis Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: The name came into existence about 1790 in Krakow, Austria at the time when Emperor Joseph II issued his 1789 edict concerning the registration of Jews and assigning a Germanic surname to the family. Surnames: Silberfeld Submitted by: Alfred M.Silberfeld Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: Da Silva. from latin word silva, meaning wood or forest. english surname wood. french surname du bois (french for woods), italian surname bosco (italian for forest), german surname Holz (german for wood), german surname Wald (german for forest) Surnames: Da Silva Submitted by: Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: My father told me years ago the Silveri means Woodsmen or Forester Surnames: Silveri Submitted by: Dawn Silveri Hoff Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: Croatia Surnames: Suto, Silovic Submitted by: Nellie Suto Origin of Sil, Meaning of Sil Origin: Da Silva is Portuguese for "the wood" or "the tree" Surnames: Da Silva Submitted by: Jennifer 2/17/2012 5:43 PM Page 1 of 1

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