Sergent Surname

36,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sergent 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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Sergent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,1181:7,285634
United States3,7381:96,96610,818
Nigeria4341:408,16321,320
England2931:190,16416,878
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Australia1301:207,65920,175
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Canada791:466,40040,200
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Wales201:154,72710,755
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Austria171:500,90847,931
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Panama151:260,8176,584
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jersey11:99,2026,620
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

Sergent (680) may also be a first name.

Sergent 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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Officer; Squire; Attendant; lit. Servant [Middle English serg(e)a(u)nt, serja(u)nt, Old French sergant, serjant (French sergent); Low Latin servjens, -entis, servant; Latin servire, to serve] A sergeaunt of the lawe, war [wary] and wys.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 309.

See Serjeant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sergent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sergent occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sergent? popularity and diffusion

Sergent is the 36,219th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 500,209 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sergent are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 317,548th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 680 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 9,118 people, or 1 in 7,285. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent reside. Excluding France Sergent is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Sergent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sergent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sergent last name expanded 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sergent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sergent last name is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sergent last name are 16.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sergent earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $49,328 CAD per year.

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