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
School 653
Farm Labourer 94
Private Means 49
General Labourer 49
Labourer 39
General Servant (domestic) 37
Dressmaker 36
None 32
Domestic Servant 29
Scholar 28
Carpenter 24
Clerk 21
Laundress 21
Bricklayer 20
Farmer 20
House Keeper 19
House Painter 19
At School 19
Baker 18
Dress Maker 18
Housemaid (domestic) 18
Errand Boy 16
Railway Clerk 15
Assisting In Business 15
Waggoner On Farm 15

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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