Sillerud is a parish in

Årjäng Municipality Årjäng Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng. A separate local government entity named Årjäng was created in 1941 when it was detached from ...

, western

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, and partly in

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, with a population of approximately 110. It is believed that

Måns Andersson Måns Andersson (born 1620 Undenas, Vastra-Gotaland, Sweden. Died 4 December 1679 Mountsfield Plantation, Baltimore, Cecil County Maryland), was a pioneer in the Swedish colony of New Sweden. Biography During October 1639, Måns Andersson left ...

, an ancestor of the

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, was from Sillerud, because he named his farm in North America ''Silleryd''. Place names with "-ryd" endings, however, are uncommon in Värmland but more common in South Sweden, particularly in

Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small la ...

. ''Sill'' is the

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word for herring and ''rud/ryd'' means a small deforested area.

References

Populated places in Årjäng Municipality Värmland {{Värmland-geo-stub