Sargent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sargent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sargent family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 293
Agricultural Labourer 114
House Servant 42
Labourer 36
Farm Labourer 35
At Home 25
Scholar At Home 22
Servant 20
Dress Maker 19
Laundress 16
Carpenter 15
Farmers Son 15
Shoe Maker 15
General Servant 14
Butcher 12
Pauper 10
Farmer 8
House Keeper 8
Grocer 8
Gardener 8
Farmers Wife 7
Wife Of Above 7
Cord Wainer 6
Errand Boy 6
Milliner 6

Sargent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sargent 100% 30,293
2 Sargeant 88% 17,151
3 Sergeant 75% 10,385
4 Sargant 86% 4,881
5 Sergent 86% 3,498
6 Sergant 71% 2,492
7 Sarjeant 75% 544
8 Surgent 86% 493
9 Seargent 88% 484
10 Seargeant 78% 406
11 Seargant 75% 394
12 Surgeant 75% 294
13 Sarjant 71% 186

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The surname Sargent is the most popular version of all its varients

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