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 710
Agricultural Labourer 124
General Labourer 59
Domestic Servant 41
Dress Maker 34
Living On Own Means 30
General Servant 27
Labourer 27
General Servant Domestic 26
Farmer 26
Baker 23
Coal Miner 20
Laundress 19
Carpenter 18
Clerk 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Farm Labourer 15
Charwoman 14
Gardener 14
Nil 11
Shoe Maker 11
Tailoress 11
Blacksmith 10
Shepherd 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10

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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