Gent is used as a family name or surname in France, England, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gent
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

A variant of the Gentleman. Joh. Gentilman, and Nichs. Gentilman occur in Hundred Rolls.

Anglo-Norman. Neat; pretty; gallant; courteous; noble. Halliwell. Gent Hundred Rolls Perhaps, however, from the city of Ghent in Flanders. The Gents of Moyns Park, county of Essex, were ofWymbush in that county of in 1328, but obtained their present settlement by marriage with the heiress of Moyne, or Moyns, in the following century.

How popular is Gent?

Gent is common in England, United States, Ethiopia, Australia, Germany, Malawi, Netherlands, Canada, South Africa, Wales, New Zealand.

Gent is ranked 42244 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gent bearers increased by 8.59 per cent in 2010 US census to 2199 since 2000, the surname slipped by 35 spots and ranked at 13759. The last name was found in around 8 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.18 88.25
Black 6.73 8.25
Hispanic or Latino 1.73 1.14
Others 1.36 1.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.05 0.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.95 0.4
Gent is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 12362 people have been found who wears Gent as their family name. Gent is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Gent:
1,659 England4,975
14,513 United States2,603
6,648 Ethiopia1,449
Countries with hundreds of Gent:
4,139 Australia867
20,403 Germany464
6,239 Malawi392
9,365 Netherlands310
13,752 Canada278
24,757 South Africa224
2,433 Wales135
6,204 New Zealand125
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
90,334 France92
18,730 Belgium89
6,014 Scotland65
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,723 Northern Ireland46
52,165 Zimbabwe21
13,856 Singapore17
52,281 Austria15
69,669 Spain13
56,422 Sweden13
83,447 Papua New Guinea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
375,391 Brazil9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
2,398 Jersey8
25,208 Liberia8
2,153 Isle of Man8
26,217 Estonia8
33,195 Chile7
69,697 Switzerland7
555,748 Indonesia6
121,657 Italy6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Henriette Gent from Germany aboard the Vernon from Hamburg. She is registered to be 48 years old when she arrived in USA on August 6, 1852. Martin Gent, aged 18, 33 years old A. Gent, K. Gent, aged 29, W. Gent (2), Maria Gent (32), Willhelm Gent (6 months old), 21 years old Ann-Carie Gent, 22 years old Carole. Gent, and 18 other Gent around 53.85% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from London, Hamburg, Antwerp, Havre and Bremen.

Gent Namesakes

  • Hendrik van Gent, Dutch astronomer
  • Justus van Gent, Early Netherlandish painter
  • Edward Gent, first appointed Governor of the Malayan Union
  • Mike Gent, American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist
  • Peter Gent, wide receiver
  • Chris Gent, British businessman
  • Eugene Van Gent, American football and basketball player and coach
  • Ineke van Gent, former Dutch politician

Gent Namesakes

  • Hendrik van Gent, Dutch astronomer
  • Justus van Gent, Early Netherlandish painter
  • Edward Gent, first appointed Governor of the Malayan Union
  • Mike Gent, American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist
  • Peter Gent, wide receiver
  • Chris Gent, British businessman
  • Eugene Van Gent, American football and basketball player and coach
  • Ineke van Gent, former Dutch politician

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