How common is the surname Silvestre?

3,550 people in the United States had the surname Silvestre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,971 Americans. It ranked 9,190th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Silvestre?

Matías Silvestre, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Silvestre most common?

Wikidata records people named Silvestre in Argentina.

Is the surname Silvestre getting more or less common?

More common. 2,265 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,550 in 2010, up 57%.

Is Silvestre also a first name?

Yes. Silvestre is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Silvestre

A surname, carried by 3,550 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S412

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Silvestre is more common than 94.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,550 people named Silvestre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,971 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,265.

#9,190

rank among US surnames

3,550

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+56.7%

change since 2000 (was #12,549)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,181	Tasker	3,553	86,897
#9,184	Liberty	3,552	86,922
#9,186	Scalise	3,551	86,946
#9,190	Fetzer	3,550	86,971
#9,192	Jimerson	3,548	87,020
#9,195	Samano	3,547	87,044
#9,199	Schumaker	3,545	87,093

Who is named Silvestre

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Silvestre identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Silvestres

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matías Silvestre
Argentine footballer, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Silvestre

Silvestre has the Soundex code S412, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S412.

Questions

How common is the surname Silvestre?: 3,550 people in the United States had the surname Silvestre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,971 Americans. It ranked 9,190th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Silvestre?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Silvestre identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Silvestre?: Matías Silvestre, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Silvestre most common?: Wikidata records people named Silvestre in Argentina.
Is the surname Silvestre getting more or less common?: More common. 2,265 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,550 in 2010, up 57%.
Is Silvestre also a first name?: Yes. Silvestre is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.