Serjent Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Serjent Surname Definition:

= 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

Serjent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Serjent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= 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

Serjent Last Name Facts

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

Serjent is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serjent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Serjent is the 2,007,164th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Serjent occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Serjent live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 21 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 14 percent reside and Merseyside, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Serjent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Serjent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Serjent surname rose 364 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serjeant93619/
Serjeunt930/
Searjent930/
Serjen9211/
Searjeant8834/
Sergent8614,569/
Sarjent8690/
Serient862/
Sarjeant801,258/
Seargent80266/
Sergente8067/
Serijeng8031/
Sergient801/
Serheant801/
Sierzent801/
Sarjentt801/
Shergent800/
Sergents800/
Sersen77554/
Sergen77360/
Seršen77310/
Serzen7739/
Seryen7731/
Serjin7728/
Serien7718/
Seargente751/
Sherien71554/
Serrien71500/
Sirjean71264/
Sershen71234/
Sirgent71100/
Serchen7199/
Sejrsen7142/
Sehreen7120/
Sergien7119/
Serijin7112/
Szerzen717/
Shergen714/
Sergein714/
Sirijen714/
Seirsen713/
Serszen712/
Sierßen712/
Seriene712/
Sherjng711/
Siergen711/
Seirien711/
Searsen711/
Sorient711/
Sergemt711/
Sherjin711/
Sarjint711/
Serhsen711/
Shershen673,828/
Szerszen67437/
Shehreen67390/
Serschen67148/
Geriente6770/
Sierszen6730/
Sheerien674/
Jeriente673/
Sherieen673/
Sherchen672/
Geryente672/
Sairejen672/
Scherien671/
Cherient671/
Sherrien671/
Chergent671/
Serjaine671/
Šerėjenė671/
Seržienė671/
Shereain671/
Seiriene671/
Szerzcen671/
Seerssen670/
Sheriene670/
Sersn670/

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