Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SYLVESTER
We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
SilvesterSelvester
Silvestre
Silvestro
Silvestri
Cylvester
Cilvester
Celvester
Chilvester
Silvestere
Sillvester
Silvestera
Silvesster
Silvesteri
Silvestar
Silvestor
Silvestore
Silvestors
Silivester
Silvestra
Salvester
Silveste
Silvaster
Silfester
Silvestr
The Sylvester surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Belonging to the forest, a woodman, from Sylva, Latin, a wood.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SYLVESTER.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.