Sylvan

See also: sylvan

English

Etymology

An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.

Proper noun

Sylvan (countable and uncountable, plural Sylvans)

1. A surname.
2. A place name:
   1. A community of North Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
   2. A ghost town in Panther Creek Township, Cass County, Illinois, United States.
   3. A township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.
   4. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   5. A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Sylvan Lake.
   6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sylvan is the 39419^th 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.