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    The surname Sylvestre

    A surname, carried by 1,658 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S412

    Sylvestre: #17,111 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sylvestre #17,111, 1,658 people Sylvestre: #17,111 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sylvestre #17,111, 1,658 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sylvestre is more common than 89.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,658 people named Sylvestre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,216 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,195.

    #17,111
    rank among US surnames
    1,658
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.7%
    change since 2000 (was #20,599)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,104Prioleau1,659186,103
    #17,111Ulm1,658186,216
    #17,120Hamad1,657186,328

    Who is named Sylvestre

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

    46% of people named Sylvestre identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 46%
    • White (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Sylvestres

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eddy Sylvestre
      Algerian and French footballer, born 1999
    • Brian Sylvestre
      American soccer player, born 1992

    Notable Sylvestres come mostly from France (1) and Haiti (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sylvestre

    Sylvestre 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 Sylvestre?
    1,658 people in the United States had the surname Sylvestre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,216 Americans. It ranked 17,111th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sylvestre?
    In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Sylvestre identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sylvestre?
    Eddy Sylvestre, Algerian and French footballer, followed by Brian Sylvestre.
    Where is the surname Sylvestre most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sylvestre in France and Haiti.
    Is the surname Sylvestre getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,658 in 2010, up 39%.