Sarjent Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Sarjent 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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Sarjent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England181:3,095,448105,421
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sarjent (49) may also be a first name.

Sarjent 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

Sarjent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarjent (Hindi: सार्जेन्ट) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarjent? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sarjent reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sarjent is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename globally It is held by 49 people.

The surname Sarjent is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 67 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Sarjent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sarjent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sarjent surname grew 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarjent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sarjent surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sarjent last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Sarjent earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,933 USD per year.

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Sarjent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarjent in the Hindi language
सार्जेन्टsarjenta57.14
सरजेन्टsarajenta28.57
सर्जेन्टsarjenta14.29

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