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Sargent

in Maine

There are 789 people with the last name "Sargent" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Sargent 219
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  1. is 215th most common Burke
  2. is 216th most common Mccarthy
  3. is 217th most common Alley
  4. is 218th most common Haskell
  5. is 219th most common Sargent
  6. is 220th most common Nickerson
  7. is 221st most common Hunt
  8. is 222nd most common Beal
  9. is 223rd most common Lawrence

Most Common First Names for Sargent

Robert, John, James, William, David, Nancy, Harold, Richard, Steven

Meaning & History

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.

FOREBEARS William Sargent (1624–1717) came to Gloucester, MA, from Devon, England before 1678. Many of his descendants distinguished themselves in the civil and military affairs of the colonies and some in literary or artistic paths, notably the portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).

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