Serjeant Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Serjeant 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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Serjeant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:185,72716,605
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia511:529,32739,816
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Serjeant 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

= Sergeant, q.v.

N’i aura ancelle [Latin ancilla, maidservant] ni serjant.—Bible Guyot; Moisy.

Serjaunt and Serjant are the usual 13th- cent. forms in England, as John le Serjaunt.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, from Latin Spelman says a serjeant-at-law is so called because serv-lens ad legem. We have also serjeants-at-arms, serjeants-at-mace, &c. Cotgrave makes a sergent, "a footman or souldier that serves on foot." Gibbon, on the contrary, applies the word to "all horsemen who were not knights." Richardson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Malger and Gislebert Serviens, Normandy 1180-95; Gislebert, Horsel, Roger S., 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Serviens, William Sergent, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Henry, Herbert, Simon, Walter Serviens, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Frisian, Sergeant; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thomas Serjeant was a Moulton gentleman in Elizabeth's reign (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Serjeant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serjeant is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serjeant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 524,446th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Serjeant are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

Serjeant is most common in England, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 185,727. In England it is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 10 percent reside, Merseyside, where 9 percent reside and Devon, where 8 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Serjeant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serjeant has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Serjeant last name increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Serjeant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serjeant surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Serjeant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1482.39% more than the national average, earning R 3,760,360 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $55,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Searjeant9434/
Serjant93259/
Serjent9387/
Sereant931/
Sergeant889,139/
Sarjeant881,258/
Seareant882/
Serheant881/
Searjent880/
Serjeunt880/
Serjan86119/
Serean8661/
Serjen8611/
Seargeant82509/
Sergeaunt821/
Sergeants821/
Sergent8014,569/
Sirjean80264/
Sarjant80186/
Sarjent8090/
Sherjan8063/
Serețan8060/
Serhant8028/
Serijan8020/
Serzant8014/
Sersant8012/
Serjang807/
Sergean807/
Seriant805/
Serjhan804/
Serhjan803/
Searean802/
Seržant802/
Serient802/
Sercant801/
Serjand801/
Serjane801/
Seerjan801/
Sherean801/
Serrean800/
Serjantova787/
Seargeants781/
Sergeyants781/
Serajian75985/
Serzhant75875/
Sierżant75695/
Serehane75376/
Seargent75266/
Sergeyan75266/
Sierzant75174/
Serdjane75127/
Sersante7599/
Serzante7565/
Serzants7562/
Szerzant7547/
Seretean7537/
Serijeng7531/
Seersant7527/
Szerżant7514/
Sherjang757/
Sereyian754/
Seritean753/
Seržants753/
Sheriean752/
Sarjentt751/
Sherijan751/
Sherjhan751/
Seriante751/
Serjayan751/
Seirzant751/
Sergiant751/
Serdjene751/
Sergient751/
Seržante751/
Sher'jan751/
Shereain751/
Scherjan751/
Serjiane751/
Sherjyan751/
Seerjhan751/
Seesrjan751/
Serjahan751/
Sirijant751/
Sherjaan751/
Sherhant750/
Shergent750/
Sergeont750/
Sercan712,345/
Cerjan71594/
Serian71561/
Sergen71360/
Sirjan71231/
Sersan71170/
Serzan71101/
Cerean7191/
Seryan7180/
Serjanova7142/
Seryen7131/
Serjin7128/
Serxan7122/
Serien7118/
Šerjan7118/
Sirean7113/
Sercheyan719/
Seržan718/
Zerjan717/
Scherzant717/
Serjam716/
Serrajian715/
Sherjahan714/
Szerecean714/
Sherhandt713/
Sheraiean712/
Sheerjhan712/
Sereseann711/
Sergeeyan711/
Scherhant711/
Serschant711/
Sheereean711/
Serijeune711/
Syrjan711/
Sheerjanh711/
Shirjan673,815/
Serzhan671,114/
Sherian67662/
Sherien67554/
Sirijan67507/
Serrien67500/
Sertcan67453/
Sershen67234/
Serrian67113/
Serzane67109/
Serihan67105/
Sierzan67100/
Sierżan6780/
Cherjan6758/
Seriang6755/
Sersian6751/
Šerhant6745/
Sherzan6736/
Seriane6730/
Serchan6727/
Sirjane6722/
Sehreen6720/
Szerján6720/
Sherxan6718/
Serzantova6717/
Cirjean6716/
Sirjand6712/
Serijin6712/
Sergian6711/
Shirean679/
Scherzandt679/
Sersain677/
Sairean676/
Sirjaan675/
Šsirjan675/
Sergein674/
Shergen674/
Cercean674/
Sirijen674/
Zeerjan674/
Siriant673/
Sierian673/
Sergiyants672/
Saryant672/
Sergene672/
Seriene672/
Sheryan672/
Sarjand672/
Sariant671/
Sarjint671/
Cerzant671/
Ceriean671/
Sherjanova671/
Sherjin671/
Seriann671/
Seiryan671/
Serdžan671/
Seržane671/
Sirżant671/
Sehryan671/
Sercand671/
Szerzan671/
Geriant671/
Sershan671/
Searsan671/
Seirien671/
Seryang671/
Sersang671/
Siergen671/
Sercain670/

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