Sargeaunt Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sargeaunt 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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Sargeaunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States71:51,779,848968,877
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales41:392,10412,338

Sargeaunt 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

Sargeaunt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sargeaunt occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sargeaunt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Sargeaunt is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Sargeaunt live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Sargeaunt is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 36 percent live, Leicestershire, where 27 percent live and Surrey, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Sargeaunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sargeaunt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sargeaunt last name grew 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sargeaunt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Sargeaunt earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sargeant9415,497/
Sargeunt941/
Seargeant89509/
Sargeants899/
Sargeante891/
Sergeaunt891/
Scargeant890/
Sargeannt890/
Sargean882/
Seargeants841/
Sergeant829,139/
Sarjeant821,258/
Sargeane82170/
Sargeont828/
Seareant822/
Cargeant821/
Sarseant821/
Sargiant820/
Searjeant7834/
Sargisean784/
Sarjeanet780/
Sarjant75186/
Sargeon7534/
Saryant752/
Sargeam751/
Sarjean751/
Sariant751/
Sarghian71116/
Saargeon716/
Sariante716/
Shariant715/
Saryants715/
Saurgeon713/
Sariants711/
Zargayoun676/
Sharghian672/

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