Gent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gent family

Profession Census Frequency
School 315
Coal Miner Hewer 58
Farmer 29
General Labourer 23
Private Means 20
Dressmaker 20
Farm Labourer 19
At School 18
Labourer 18
Clerk 14
General Servant (domestic) 14
Scholar 14
Domestic Servant 13
School Boy 13
Shop Assistant 13
Coal Miner 13
Bricklayer 13
Carpenter 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Housekeeper 12
At Home 11
Coal Miner (hewer) 11
Weaver Cotton 11
Assisting In The Business 10
House Keeper 9

Gent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gaunt 60% 19,733
2 Gent 100% 18,752
3 Gant 75% 8,657
4 Agent 80% 1,256
5 Gunt 75% 352
6 Guant 60% 233
7 Gaint 60% 208
8 Jent 75% 153
9 Ganet 60% 130
10 Geant 80% 129
11 Gount 60% 110

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The surname Gent is the 2nd most popular variant of Gaunt.

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