Seargeant Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Seargeant 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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Seargeant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Canada891:413,99536,402
England701:795,97243,050
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Seargeant 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

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sergeant'; v. Serjeant, one of many variants.

1754. Thomas Jackson and Katherine Seargeant: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Sergeant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Seargeant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seargeant occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Seargeant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seargeant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seargeant is the 608,234th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. Seargeant is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Seargeant reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Seargeant is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 1,139,808. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 38 percent reside, Tennessee, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Seargeant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seargeant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seargeant last name rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seargeant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seargeant are 38.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Seargeant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,591 CAD per year.

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