as a Last Name
- 1,870
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Gent
Meaning & Origins
English and French: nickname, possibly sometimes applied ironically, from Middle English gente, Old French gent(il) ‘well born’, ‘noble’, ‘courteous’. Compare Gentle.
| 13,858th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,870
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oregon
- has the most people named Gent per capita
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