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Sargent

in Texas

There are 1,390 people with the last name "Sargent" in Texas.

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Sargent 1,638
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  1. is 1,634th most common Denson
  2. is 1,635th most common Slater
  3. is 1,636th most common Groves
  4. is 1,637th most common Nolen
  5. is 1,638th most common Sargent
  6. is 1,639th most common Winkler
  7. is 1,640th most common Aaron
  8. is 1,641st most common Caraway
  9. is 1,642nd most common Clement

Most Common First Names for Sargent

James, John, Michael, Charles, William, David, Mary, Robert, Linda, Patricia

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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