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Sargent (name)

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Sargent
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld French and Middle English
MeaningSoldier (servant of the law), or Protector[1]
Region of originBritain
Other names
Related namesSargeant, Sergius, Sergeant

Sargent is a surname of Latin (possibly Etruscan), early medieval English and Old French origin, and has also been used as a given name.[2]

Background

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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]

Surname

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Notable people with the name include:

In arts and entertainment

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Politicians

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Roosevelt June Sargent III Born 1971 (Postmaster) (2014-)

Scientists and engineers

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Soldiers

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In sports

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Other

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Fictional characters

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  • John Sargent, alter ego of the DC Comics character Sargon the Sorcerer c. 1941
    His grandson David Sargent inherited this alter ego.
  • Joe Sargent, a bus driver in the horror novella The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft.

Given name

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008). Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages. Brill. p. 559. ISBN 978-90-04-16797-1.
  2. ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. ^ Sargent, Aaron (February 27, 2019). Sargent Genealogy (reprint). Wentworth Press. ISBN 978-0-526091-73-7.
  4. ^ Sargent, Aaron, Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England, July 1895. Print. (ISBN 0-526091-73-8)
  5. ^ Sargent, Aaron (27 February 2019). Amazon.com: Sargent Genealogy: Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire and His Descendants in England. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-0526091737.
  6. ^ Sargent surname by Ancestry.com