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Sargent

in Massachusetts

There are 1,159 people with the last name "Sargent" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Sargent 586
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  1. is 582nd most common Fletcher
  2. is 583rd most common Robert
  3. is 584th most common Healey
  4. is 585th most common Mccormick
  5. is 586th most common Sargent
  6. is 587th most common Cavanaugh
  7. is 588th most common Yang
  8. is 589th most common Fay
  9. is 590th most common Gregory

Most Common First Names for Sargent

Robert, John, David, William, Charles, Richard, James, Brian, Harold, Barbara

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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