How Many People Have the Last Name Sylvain?

2,143

people had the surname Sylvain in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 136,986 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#14,050

Tied with 7 others

Per 100,000 People

0.73

In 2010

Largest Group

59.2%

Black

Change Since 2000

+25.5%

+436 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Sylvain (59.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 34.9%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Sylvain ranks #441. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 47.6% to 59.2%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 43.8% to 34.9%.

White 34.9%

Black 59.2%

Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Two or more races 2.9%

Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Sylvain grew from 1,707 people in 2000 to 2,143 in 2010 (up 25.5%), and its rank rose from #15,710 to #14,050.

	2000	2010
People	1,707	2,143
Rank	#15,710	#14,050
Per 100,000 people	0.63	0.73

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sylvain

Rank	Surname	People in 2010
#14,050	Ono	2,143
#14,050	Pair	2,143
#14,050	Patnode	2,143
#14,050	Tiner	2,143
#14,050	Tosh	2,143
#14,050	Sylvain	2,143
#14,058	Hankinson	2,142

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Sylvain: S415

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