Sylvan

See also: sylvan

English

Etymology

An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.

Proper noun

Sylvan (plural Sylvans)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Sylvan is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Sylvan is most common among White (49.82%) and Black/African American (43.37%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sylvan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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