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Sargent

in North Carolina

There are 388 people with the last name "Sargent" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Sargent 2,628
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  1. is 2,624th most common Curran
  2. is 2,625th most common Leigh
  3. is 2,626th most common Meares
  4. is 2,627th most common Mullinax
  5. is 2,628th most common Sargent
  6. is 2,629th most common Smathers
  7. is 2,630th most common Teeter
  8. is 2,631st most common Chriscoe
  9. is 2,632nd most common Guyton

Most Common First Names for Sargent

Michael, James, Robert, Sharon, William, Barbara, Daniel, John, Lisa, Mary

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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