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 936
Agricultural Labourer 157
Domestic Servant 53
Labourer 45
General Labourer 40
Dress Maker 38
Laundress 38
Annuitant 29
Farm Labourer 29
General Servant 27
Carpenter 23
Coal Miner 19
Gardener 17
House Keeper 16
No Occupation 16
Shoe Maker 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Servant 12
Baker 11
Bricklayer 11
Charwoman 10
Cook 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Fisherman 10
Farmers Wife 9

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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