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
Scholar 436
Coal Miner 62
Agricultural Labourer 33
General Labourer 31
Dress Maker 30
Cotton Weaver 25
Living On Own Means 21
Farmer 20
Labourer 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Living On Her Own Means 17
General Servant 14
Laundress 12
Domestic Servant 12
House Keeper 11
Farmer's Son 10
Butcher 9
Farm Labourer 9
Blacksmith 9
Carpenter 9
Farm Servant 9
Tailor 8
Groom 8
Shoe Maker 7
Brick Layer 7

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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