Servant Surname
Approximately 6,521 people bear this surname
Servant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the servant.' A Yorkshire surname, found so early as the 14th century.
Seman Serviens, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sewall Serviens, Norfolk, ibid.
Ricardus serviens dicti Robert, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameServant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,246 | 1:15,644 | 1,662 |
| Canada | 1,248 | 1:29,524 | 3,868 |
| United States | 349 | 1:1,038,564 | 76,174 |
| Argentina | 234 | 1:182,664 | 15,286 |
| Iran | 185 | 1:415,041 | 26,306 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 126 | 1:193,455 | 15,576 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Servant (97) may also be a first name.
Servant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the servant.' A Yorkshire surname, found so early as the 14th century.
Seman Serviens, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sewall Serviens, Norfolk, ibid.
Ricardus serviens dicti Robert, 1379: ibid.
Johannes serviens ejus, 1379: ibid.
Emma Seruantman, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Scruantman, 1379: ibid.
1699. Baptised — Frances, d. John Servant: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Does not necessarily imply a menial attendant, for Domesday shews us several tenants-in-chief who are styled ' Servientes Regis.' In the O. Test, we find an influential person, the opponent of Nehemiah, styled Tobiah 'the Servant,' and in the same way, during the middle ages, men of large landed estates are frequently styled "servants" of particular noblemen. H.R. Serviens.
From the French, Serviant; a personal name.
Servant Demographics
Average Male Servant Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Servant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Servant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Servant is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Servant? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,284th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,117,550 people. Servant is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Servant reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 97 people.
It is most frequent in France, where it is held by 4,246 people, or 1 in 15,644. In France Servant is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Occitanie, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Servant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Servant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Servant surname increased 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Servant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Servant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.3% less than the national average, earning 216,997 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 210.08% more than the national average, earning R 736,860 per year; in United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.51% less than the national average, earning $39,494 CAD per year.
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