Gent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gent family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 47
Female Servant 36
Independent 31
Labourer 25
Male Servant 23
Tailor 21
Shoe Maker 19
Farmer 17
Coal Miner 12
Frame Work Knitter 10
Dress Maker 10
Ag Lab 8
Clerk 7
Gardener 7
Apprentice 6
Carpenter 6
Cotton Frame Work Knitter 6
Ag Labourer 6
Brick Layer 5
Inmate 5
Lace Maker 5
Independant 3
Miller 3
Ship Wright 3
Mason 3

Gent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gaunt 60% 19,733
2 Gent 100% 18,752
3 Gant 75% 8,657
4 Agent 80% 1,256
5 Gunt 75% 352
6 Guant 60% 233
7 Gaint 60% 208
8 Jent 75% 153
9 Ganet 60% 130
10 Geant 80% 129
11 Gount 60% 110

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The surname Gent is the 2nd most popular variant of Gaunt.

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