How common is the surname Sylvia?

5,756 people in the United States had the surname Sylvia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,639 Americans. It ranked 5,977th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sylvia?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Sylvia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sylvia?

Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial artist.

Where is the surname Sylvia most common?

Wikidata records people named Sylvia in the United States.

Is the surname Sylvia getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,756 in 2010, down 1.4%.

Is Sylvia also a first name?

Yes. Sylvia 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 Sylvia

A surname, carried by 5,756 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S410 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sylvia is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,756 people named Sylvia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,639 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,835.

#5,977

rank among US surnames

5,756

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,968	Balderrama	5,766	53,546
#5,970	Iqbal	5,764	53,564
#5,971	Wilk	5,763	53,574
#5,973	Sigmon	5,760	53,602
#5,974	Capers	5,759	53,611
#5,975	Rex	5,758	53,620
#5,976	Gregoire	5,757	53,630

Who is named Sylvia

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

89% of people named Sylvia identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sylvias

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Sylvia
American mixed martial artist, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sylvia

Sylvia has the Soundex code S410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S410.

Questions

How common is the surname Sylvia?: 5,756 people in the United States had the surname Sylvia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,639 Americans. It ranked 5,977th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sylvia?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Sylvia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sylvia?: Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial artist.
Where is the surname Sylvia most common?: Wikidata records people named Sylvia in the United States.
Is the surname Sylvia getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,756 in 2010, down 1.4%.
Is Sylvia also a first name?: Yes. Sylvia 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.