The surname of Sargent in the various ways in which it is spelled is said to have come from the Latin phrase, "servientes armorum" (men discharging a military service) and therefore,
soldiers [
Sergeant] ("Serjens d'Armes"); and "Serjiant of the Law" [
Serjeant-at-law] ("Serviens ad Legem") was also a term in very early use. The English translation of Serviens into Sargent did not appear until the reign of
Henry III or
Edward I.[3][4][5] Today, the surname has many variant spellings ranging from Sargant, Sargeant and Seargeant to Sergant, Searjeant and Sergeaunt.[6]
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given name or the same
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^Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (
ISBN0-900455-44-6)
^
Sargent, Aaron, Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England, July 1895. Print. (
ISBN0-526091-73-8)
^
Sargent, Aaron (27 February 2019). Amazon.com: Sargent Genealogy: Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England. Creative Media Partners, LLC.
ISBN978-0526091737.
The surname of Sargent in the various ways in which it is spelled is said to have come from the Latin phrase, "servientes armorum" (men discharging a military service) and therefore,
soldiers [
Sergeant] ("Serjens d'Armes"); and "Serjiant of the Law" [
Serjeant-at-law] ("Serviens ad Legem") was also a term in very early use. The English translation of Serviens into Sargent did not appear until the reign of
Henry III or
Edward I.[3][4][5] Today, the surname has many variant spellings ranging from Sargant, Sargeant and Seargeant to Sergant, Searjeant and Sergeaunt.[6]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
^Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (
ISBN0-900455-44-6)
^
Sargent, Aaron, Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England, July 1895. Print. (
ISBN0-526091-73-8)
^
Sargent, Aaron (27 February 2019). Amazon.com: Sargent Genealogy: Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England. Creative Media Partners, LLC.
ISBN978-0526091737.