Sylvan
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See also: sylvan
English
Etymology
An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.
Proper noun
Sylvan (countable and uncountable, plural Sylvans)
- A surname.
- A place name:
- A community of North Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A ghost town in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, United States.
- A township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.
- A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Sylvan Lake.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.
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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sylvan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.