Sargent Surname
Approximately 52,804 people bear this surname
Sargent 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.
Read More About This SurnameSargent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,915 | 1:10,092 | 1,225 |
| England | 8,106 | 1:6,874 | 999 |
| Australia | 3,539 | 1:7,628 | 1,134 |
| Canada | 2,233 | 1:16,500 | 2,388 |
| New Zealand | 720 | 1:6,289 | 1,054 |
| Wales | 311 | 1:9,950 | 1,102 |
| South Africa | 260 | 1:208,376 | 22,133 |
| Scotland | 244 | 1:21,942 | 2,506 |
| Ireland | 217 | 1:21,700 | 2,182 |
| France | 215 | 1:308,943 | 47,111 |
| Bahamas | 209 | 1:1,874 | 298 |
| Northern Ireland | 93 | 1:19,839 | 2,413 |
| Luxembourg | 77 | 1:7,540 | 1,164 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 1:125,791 | 1,936 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Barbados | 20 | 1:14,372 | 922 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 197 | 1:22,487 | 2,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,492 | 1:5,426 | 828 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:22,090 | 1,271 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,280 | 1:6,065 | 762 |
Sargent (363) may also be a first name.
Sargent 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.
V. Sergeant.
(English) One who worked as a servant; a tenant by military service under the rank of a knight, or a court officer.
(English), Sergeant. In the twelfth century, the Royal body-guards of England and France were called Servientes Armorum, or Serjens d'armes; i. e., Servants at Arms.
Sargent Demographics
Sargent Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sargent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sargent Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sargent (Arabic: سارجنت) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sargent? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,645th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 138,011 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sargent reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sargent is also the 456,894th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 363 people.
The last name Sargent is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 35,915 people, or 1 in 10,092. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Sargent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sargent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sargent last name expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 110 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sargent Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sargent surname are 11.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sargent earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.11% more than the national average, earning R 337,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $24,841,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sargent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sargent in the Arabic language | ||
| سارجنت | sarjnt | - |
| سرجنت | srjnt | - |
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Sargent Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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