Silvester Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Silvester Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Silvester family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 268
Agricultural Labourer 27
General Labourer 23
Living On Own Means 22
Laundress 17
General Servant 13
Dress Maker 13
Farmer 11
Labourer 11
Living On Her Own Means 11
General Servant Domestic 9
Coal Miner 9
Domestic Servant 8
Farm Labourer 8
Tailor 7
Farm Servant 7
General Domestic Servant 7
Carpenter 6
Gardener 6
Carman 6
Cotton Weaver 5
Cook 5
Domestic 5
Clerk 5
Cook Domestic Servant 4

Silvester Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Silvester 100% 14,859
2 Sylvester 89% 7,081
3 Selvester 89% 723

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The surname Silvester is the most popular version of all its varients

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