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
Average Sargent Salary in
United States
$43,568 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sargent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sargent Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sargent (Arabic: سارجنت) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sargent click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sargent? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,645th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 138,011 people. The last name Sargent is predominantly 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 commonly used forename on earth, held by 363 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 35,915 people, or 1 in 10,092. In The United States Sargent is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Sargent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sargent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sargent surname 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 adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sargent last name are 11.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.88% registered with the political 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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