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Sargent

in Rhode Island

There are 71 people with the last name "Sargent" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Sargent 2,013
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  1. is 2,009th most common Mclean
  2. is 2,010th most common Mercedes
  3. is 2,011th most common Molloy
  4. is 2,012th most common Sacco
  5. is 2,013th most common Sargent
  6. is 2,014th most common Schmitt
  7. is 2,015th most common Shannon
  8. is 2,016th most common Vallee
  9. is 2,017th most common Antunes

Most Common First Names for Sargent

Christopher, Patricia, Deborah, Crystal, Jeffrey, John, Lisa, Thomas, William, Adam

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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