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Sargent

in South Dakota

There are 143 people with the last name "Sargent" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Sargent 455
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  1. is 451st most common Berger
  2. is 452nd most common Bishop
  3. is 453rd most common Jung
  4. is 454th most common Nash
  5. is 455th most common Sargent
  6. is 456th most common Arneson
  7. is 457th most common Douglas
  8. is 458th most common Frederick
  9. is 459th most common Gill

Most Common First Names for Sargent

James, Jessica, Donald, Joanne, Ronald, Ruth, Alyce, Barry, Dean, Dorothy

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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