The surname Sylvain
A surname, carried by 2,143 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S415 Also a first name
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,143 people named Sylvain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,072 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,707.
#14,050
rank among US surnames
2,143
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+25.5%
change since 2000 (was #15,710)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #14,042 | Viator | 2,145 | 143,937 |
| #14,046 | Jolliff | 2,144 | 144,004 |
| #14,050 | Tiner | 2,143 | 144,072 |
| #14,058 | Stringfield | 2,142 | 144,139 |
Who is named Sylvain
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
59% of people named Sylvain identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Black (not Hispanic) 59%
- White (not Hispanic) 35%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Sylvain has the Soundex code S415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S415.
Questions
- How common is the surname Sylvain?
- 2,143 people in the United States had the surname Sylvain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,072 Americans. It ranked 14,050th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Sylvain?
- In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Sylvain identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Sylvain getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,143 in 2010, up 26%.
- Is Sylvain also a first name?
- Yes. Sylvain 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.