Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SARGENT
There are approximately 10,191 people named Sargent in the UK. That makes it the 1,033rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 161 are named Sargent.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Status Name
Related and similar surnames
SargeantSergeant
Seargeant
Sarjent
Sarjeant
Sergent
Sargenti
Sargent
Chargent
Sargeaunt
Sargentt
Sargente
Saregent
Sairgent
Sargennt
Sargents
Sargenta
Sargento
Sargennte
Sargene
Sargend
Saragent
Sargeent
Sargeint
Sargenton
Sargentor
Sargenet
Sargeantt
The Sargent surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SARJEANT. SARGENT. O.Fr. from Lat. Spelmau says a serjeant-at-law is so called because serviensa. legem. We have also serjeants-at-arms, serjeants-at-mace, &c. Cotgrave makes a sergent, " a footman or souldier that serves on foot." Gibbon, on the contrary, applies the word to " all horsemen who were not knights." PJchardson.