Sargeant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sargeant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sargeant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 396
Agricultural Labourer 35
General Labourer 31
Domestic Servant 26
Laundress 23
Living On Own Means 22
Dress Maker 21
Coal Miner 20
Labourer 19
Farmer 17
Living On Her Own Means 11
Painter 11
General Servant 9
Blacksmith 8
House Keeper 8
Butcher 8
Clerk 8
General Domestic Servant 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Carpenter 7
Gardener 6
Shepherd 6
Porter 6
Farm Labourer 6
Groom 6

Sargeant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sargent 88% 30,293
2 Sargeant 100% 17,151
3 Sergeant 88% 10,385
4 Sargant 88% 4,881
5 Sergent 75% 3,498
6 Sergant 75% 2,492
7 Sarjeant 88% 544
8 Surgent 75% 493
9 Seargent 75% 484
10 Seargeant 89% 406
11 Seargant 75% 394
12 Surgeant 88% 294
13 Sarjant 75% 186

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The surname Sargeant is the 2nd most popular variant of Sargent.

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