Sergeant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sergeant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sergeant family

Profession Census Frequency
School 150
Cotton Weaver 25
Private Means 23
Labourer 15
School Boy 14
Dressmaker 10
Farm Labourer 10
Housekeeper 9
Weaver 8
Clerk 7
Laundress 7
School Girl 7
Farmer 7
Assisting In Business 6
General Labourer 6
Police Constable 6
General Servant (domestic) 6
Home 6
Student 6
Housemaid 5
None 5
Solicitor 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
Commercial Traveller 4
At Home Dairy Work 4

Sergeant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sargent 75% 30,293
2 Sargeant 88% 17,151
3 Sergeant 100% 10,385
4 Sargant 75% 4,881
5 Sergent 88% 3,498
6 Sergant 88% 2,492
7 Sarjeant 75% 544
8 Surgent 75% 493
9 Seargent 75% 484
10 Seargeant 89% 406
11 Seargant 75% 394
12 Surgeant 88% 294
13 Sarjant 63% 186

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The surname Sergeant is the 3rd most popular variant of Sargent.

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