Sylvester History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Sylvester family

The surname Sylvester was first found in Essex, but the earliest record of the name was Sylvester, a medieval Bishop of Worcester (1216-1218.)

Early History of the Sylvester family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sylvester research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1296, 1563, 1618, 1636, 1652, 1708 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Sylvester History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sylvester Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Silvester, Sylvester, Silvestre and others.

Early Notables of the Sylvester family

• Daniel Silvester, Advocate; Joshua Sylvester (1563-1618), an English poet; and John Silvester (1652-1722) an English blacksmith at the Tower of London who held the Lordship of Birthwaite and Kexboroug…
• Matthew Sylvester (1636?-1708), was an English nonconformist divine, son of Robert Sylvester, mercer, born at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. 1

Sylvester Ranking

the United States, the name Sylvester is the 1,537^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 2