Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SILVESTER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SILVESTER. An ancient personal name. The Roman Calendar lias three saints so designated. In Domesday there is a Hugo Silvestris, an epithet synonymous wTth the more modern Dubois and Attwood.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English