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Sylvan
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sylvan
English
Etymology
An altered form of en fr Sylvain, or borrowed from en sv Sylvan.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
A place name:
en community mun:suf/North Middlesex co/Middlesex County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en ghost town twp:Suf/Panther Creek co/Cass County s/Illinois c/USA.
en twp co/Osceola County s/Michigan c/USA.
en twp co/Washtenaw County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Cass County s/Minnesota c/USA, named after Sylvan Lake.
en town/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Richland County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Sylvan is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Sylvan is most common among White (49.82%) and Black/African American (43.37%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from French surnames from Swedish