Explore the Family Name Surgent

The meaning of Surgent

1. Slovak: probably a nickname derived from Latin surgens, the present participle of surgo ‘to rise, to get up, to arise’. 2. French: probably a derivative of Surge, an occupational name from Old French surge ‘surgeon’. 3. Possibly also English: variant of Sargent. Some characteristic forenames: French Anatole, Emile.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Surgent has seen a slight decrease in its popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 73931 to 75069, which represents a 1.54% drop. However, the count of people with this surname actually increased during this period, with a rise of approximately 5.33%, from 244 to 257 individuals. The proportion of people with the Surgent surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.09 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#75,069	-1.54%
Count	244	257	5.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Surgent

The ethnicity distribution for the Surgent surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as white represented the largest group among those bearing the surname, increasing from 87.70% to 92.61%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of people identifying as Black decreased significantly by 43.72%, from 11.07% in 2000 to 6.23% in 2010. The data did not register any individuals with the Surgent surname who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.7%	92.61%	5.6%
Black	11.07%	6.23%	-43.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%