Sargant Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Sargant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sergeant' or Serjeant, an officer of the law, a policeman. Few surnames have undergone more varieties of spelling than this. Even in our latest dictionaries two forms are recognized. Agreeing with Old French sergant and serjant, Serjaunt is the commonest form in early rolls.

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Sargant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:127,50112,712
Australia4011:67,3218,011
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada751:491,27542,011
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Wales141:221,03813,576
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4511:54,0476,478
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:183,95116,312

Sargant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sergeant' or Serjeant, an officer of the law, a policeman. Few surnames have undergone more varieties of spelling than this. Even in our latest dictionaries two forms are recognized. Agreeing with Old French sergant and serjant, Serjaunt is the commonest form in early rolls.

John le Serjaunt, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Serjaunt, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John le Serjant, Salop, ibid.

Robert Sergant, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger le Serjaunt, Norfolk, ibid.

Nicholas le Serjaunt, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas Elys, serjaunt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Sergeant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sargant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sargant Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sargant is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sargant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sargant is the 336,072nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Sargant reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 127,501. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 12 percent live, East Sussex, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England Sargant exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Sargant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sargant has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sargant surname decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sargant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sargant last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sargant last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sargant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.69% less than the national average, earning R 152,832 per year; in United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Seargant9327/
Sargantt931/
Shargant930/
Saergant930/
Sargan92621/
Sarant92268/
Sarante861,704/
Sargand86440/
Sergant86298/
Szargan86272/
Sarıgan86109/
Sarrant8672/
Sharant8659/
Shargan8644/
Searant8637/
Sarghan8613/
Sarngan869/
Sarzant867/
Sargane867/
Saurant865/
Saranth863/
Sargang863/
Sairgan862/
Saraunt861/
Sargain861/
Sarantz861/
Siarant861/
Saramnt861/
Sargont860/
Sarrgan860/
Sorgant860/
Saringan80840/
Sarzhant8091/
Saurante8010/
Saranthe809/
Sarrante808/
Sarengan806/
Sariñgan806/
Sharanth805/
Sarghand803/
Seareant802/
Scharant802/
Sargahan801/
Sargandh801/
Sharngan801/
Searante801/
Sarghane801/
Shahrgan801/
Sarngaun801/
Sarrghan800/
Sarghent800/
Zargan771,217/
Sargam771,118/
Sargon77484/
Sarand77193/
Sorant77150/
Çargan7742/
Sorgan7740/
Saront774/
Zarant771/
Sarracent75119/
Saringgan7534/
Sarganova7523/
Sharingan7514/
Sarantova751/
Scharantz751/
Szarasint751/
Sharghand751/
Sahrand71221/
Sharganova71212/
Sarrand71165/
Zarghan71157/
Soirant7189/
Sorrant7143/
Sourant7142/
Sargham7125/
Shargam7120/
Shorgan7117/
Saronte719/
Sharand719/
Zargand719/
Chargan717/
Saargam715/
Sorgang714/
Sarngon714/
Sargoon712/
Seirant712/
Sorgane712/
Charant712/
Sarhand712/
Saurand712/
Sorghan711/
Sarangy711/
Sargone711/
Zarrant711/
Sorante711/
Shauringan711/
Sourgan711/
Zarggan711/
Sarancz711/
Saarand711/
Shorant710/
Zahrant710/
Searingain710/
Sorantz710/
Corgant710/
Sergont710/
Chaurant67166/
Sharzand6746/
Charghan6727/
Charrant6727/
Charante6715/
Chargand6715/
Saringon6714/
Sarrands6712/
Zarghand679/
Seatrand672/
Shahrand672/
Sarahand671/
Seirzant671/
Sharhand671/
Sharontz671/
Sharandh671/
Jarghand671/
Soringan671/
Shargoon671/
Sourants671/
Sourgane671/
Sarghond671/
Sarghoun671/
Sarhangy671/
Sharonte670/
Sourante670/
Chearant670/

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