"Sylvester" Surname
Frequency of "Sylvester" Surname in the US
2010 US Census
According to the US Census Bureau, "Sylvester" ranked #1,901 in frequency out of 162,253 surnames for which statistics were released from the 2010 Census. 18,896 people, or approximately 1 in every 15,611 individuals in the US had this surname in 2010.
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Asian/ Pacific Islander |
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"Sylvester" | 1,901 | 18,896 | 72.96% | 20.72% | 0.83% | 0.91% | 1.93% | 2.65% |
US Top 162,253 | 294,979,229 | 64.3% | 12.0% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 16.3% |
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2010", US Census Bureau.
2000 US Census
According to the US Census Bureau, "Sylvester" ranked #1,784 in frequency out of 151,671 surnames for which statistics were released from the 2000 Census. 18,445 people, or approximately 1 in every 14,625 individuals in the US had this surname in 2000.
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Asian/ Pacific Islander |
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"Sylvester" | 1,784 | 18,445 | 75.94% | 18.86% | 0.68% | 0.76% | 1.98% | 1.78% |
US Top 151,671 | 269,762,087 | 69.8% | 11.8% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 12.3% |
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Sylvester" ranked #1,537 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census. Approximately 1 in every 12,500 individuals in the US had this surname in 1990.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
"Sylvester" Graves on Histopolis
Histopolis currently has 84 grave(s) with the surname "Sylvester".
Search the Histopols Grave Index for the surname "Sylvester".
Resource Links for "Sylvester"
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Sylvester Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning with Genealogy & Family History Resources
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Surnames that Sound Like "Sylvester"
The surname "Sylvester" has a Soundex code of S412. The following 214 surname(s) may sound similar to "Sylvester" since they share the same Soundex code.