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

The last name Serjent occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Serjent.

How Common Is The Last Name Serjent? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Serjent reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 21 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live and Merseyside, where 14 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Serjent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Serjent has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Serjent last name 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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