Explore the Family Name Bagent

The meaning of Bagent

English: 1. possibly a colloquial pronunciation of Beauchamp or Beecham. Old French Beau- often appears as Be(e)- in English surnames. The -ch- has been voiced and excrescent -t has been added. 2. perhaps an Anglicized form of a French or Flemish surname such as Beaujean and Bejean, from Old French bel Jehan ‘handsome John’ + excrescent -t. It could have been introduced to England in the 15th or 16th century by Flemish migrants.

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How common is the last name Bagent in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bagent has seen slight growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 49,159 and increased to 48,436 by 2010, marking a 1.47% rise. The number of individuals bearing this surname also expanded during this decade, with a count of 402 in 2000 swelling to 436 in 2010 — an increase of 8.46%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#48,436	1.47%
Count	402	436	8.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bagent

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bagent, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as 'White' decreased slightly from 87.31% in 2000 to 86.24% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying as 'Black' saw a small reduction from 11.69% to 11.47%. Interestingly, the category 'Two or more races' emerged in 2010 at 1.15%, which was not present in the 2000 data. The categories for 'Asian/Pacific Islander', 'Hispanic', and 'American Indian and Alaskan Native' showed no change, remaining at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.31%	86.24%	-1.23%
Black	11.69%	11.47%	-1.88%
Two or More Races	0%	1.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%