| ![Show Contents]() Sylvain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Sylvain familyThe surname Sylvain was first found in Poitou, a part of Aquitane, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Vienne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Sylvain familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sylvain research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sylvain History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sylvain Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Savant, Sauvan, Sauvent, Sauvain, Sauvanelle, Sauvanet, Sauvannon, Silvain, Sylvain, Silvan and many more. Early Notables of the Sylvain familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sylvain Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sylvain World RankingIn the United States, the name Sylvain is the 13,396th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Sylvain is ranked the 564th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Sylvain is the 5,189th popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Sylvain familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: P. Savan, who is on record in New York city in 1823; and others of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sylvain (post 1700) | + |
- Sylvain Sylvain (b. 1951), American rock guitarist
- Adolphe Sylvain (1920-1991), French-Tahitian photographer
- Jean Sylvain (1736-1793), French astronomer and orator
- Audrey Sylvain, French-German musician and dancer
- Georges Sylvain (1866-1925), Haitian poet, lawyer and diplomat
- Franck Sylvain (1909-1987), served as President of Haiti in 1957
- George Sylvain (1819-1891), Quebec businessman and political figure
- John Sylvain (b. 1924), Montreal insurance executive who was named to the Canadian Senate
- Éric Sylvain (b. 1971), Canadian curler
- Antoine Sylvain Avy, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
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