Explore the Family Name Sergent

The meaning of Sergent

1. English (Lancashire): variant of Sargent. 2. French: status or occupational name from Old French sergent, serjant ‘servant’ (see Sargent). 3. Americanized form of Jewish (from Poland) Sierżant: artificial name meaning ‘sergeant’ (senior noncommissioned officer in the Polish infantry).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sergent ranked 10,323 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 10,787 in 2010, a decrease of about 4.49%. However, the count of individuals with this last name increased from 2,860 to 2,957 over the same period, showing a growth of 3.39%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease from 1.06 to 1.0.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,323	#10,787	-4.49%
Count	2,860	2,957	3.39%
Proportion per 100k	1.06	1	-5.66%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sergent

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Sergent surname showed a variety of ethnic identities in both 2000 and 2010. In 2010, the majority of Sergents identified as White (91.27%), a slight decrease from 2000 (91.99%). The Hispanic population within the Sergent name rose by 38.26%, although it comprises a small portion of the overall Sergent population (1.59% in 2010). There was a modest increase in the number of Sergents identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.35% to 0.44%) and those identifying with two or more races (from 1.47% to 1.83%). Meanwhile, there were slight decreases in the number of Sergents identifying as Black (from 4.62% to 4.50%) or American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.42% to 0.37%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.99%	91.27%	-0.78%
Black	4.62%	4.5%	-2.6%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.83%	24.49%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.59%	38.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.44%	25.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0.37%	-11.9%