Sargent Family History
Sargent Name Meaning
English and French: in medieval times this did not denote a rank in
the army, but was an occupational name for a servant, Middle English,
Old French sergent (Latin serviens, genitive
servientis, present participle of servire ‘to
serve’). The surname probably originated for the most part in this
sense, but the word also developed various more specialized meanings,
being used for example as a technical term for a tenant by military
service below the rank of a knight, and as the name for any of certain
administrative and legal officials in different localities, which may
also have contributed to the development of the surname. The sense
‘non-commissioned officer’ did not arise until the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Sargent
Name Distribution of Sargent Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Sargent families
 420 - 838  141 - 419 |
 1 - 140  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Sargent families
|
14 - 26 5 - 13 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Sargent Family Origin
Sargent Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Sargent Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Sargent
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