Sergent is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sergent
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Refers course a sergeant (Latin servientem = one who serves), a word that often in the middle ages a sense of servant. It was only later that he will appoint a weapons man or a judicial officer. It is in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais that the name is the most common. Varientes: Sergeant Sergant.

How popular is Sergent?

Sergent is common in United States.

Sergent is ranked 40985 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sergent bearers increased by 3.391608 per cent in 2010 US census to 2957 since 2000, the surname slipped by 464 spots and ranked at 10787. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.27 91.99
Black 4.5 4.62
Others 1.83 1.47
Hispanic or Latino 1.59 1.15
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37 0.42
Sergent is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 11918 people have been found who wears Sergent as their family name. Sergent is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
48,950 Moldova6
32,695 Nigeria3
8,993 Tunisia3
931 Gabon3
95,312 Argentina2
91,784 Netherlands2
4,231 Jamaica2
147,165 Czech Republic2
82,478 South Africa2
1,500,361 India2
118,441 Germany2
54,641 Sweden2
7,191 Afghanistan1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
18,969 Wales1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
2,232 French Polynesia1
37,779 Serbia1
9,591 Panama1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
42,479 Greece1
29,046 Japan1
28,365 Kenya1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,268 Mauritius1
56,169 Mexico1
2,309 Monaco1
38,830 Morocco1
4,249 Cambodia1
36,814 Romania1
38,841 Scotland1
7,895 South Korea1
2,935 Madagascar1
4,435 Togo1
13,447 Uganda1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,901 Chile27
68,343 Spain23
3,830 Luxembourg20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
18,065 Belgium97
Countries with hundreds of Sergent:
4,219 Venezuela426
18,082 England301
40,920 Brazil270
6,111 New Zealand123
28,473 Canada119
21,591 Australia115
Countries with thousands of Sergent:
803 France7,090
11,389 United States3,152
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Sergent worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Garrick and arrived on August 1, 1850.

Comments

C
Camellia Heatley
Sergeant is a very common name in french old had a sense of servant as bailiff, court officer, a man of arms.

Sergent Namesakes

  • Annabelle Sergent, Playwright
  • Harold Sergent, Basketball Player
  • René Sergent, Architect
  • René Sergent, Architect
  • Jesse Sergent, Cyclist
  • Jesse Sergent, Cyclist
  • Jesse Sergent, Cyclist
  • Marianne Sergent, Actor
  • Marie Yvonne Sergent, Jean-Pierre Papin's mother
  • René Sergent, Architect

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