Selvester Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Whether you spell it Selvester or Sylvester, the story begins in the same place. It is a place-based name: “of the woods”.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Selvester has “e” where Sylvester has “y”. The same family of names includes Sylvestri.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Silvester, Silvestri and Silvestro.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Selvester, so the heraldry linked to Sylvester is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Selvester family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.