The Largent surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,974 people carried this name — #8,333 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,866 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Largent.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Guadeloupe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Guadeloupe 21
Paris 6
Aube 1
Rhône 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Largent in American newspapers,
1914–1922.

Newspaper page from The Jasper News carrying the name Largent
The Jasper News 1919-02-06
Newspaper page from The Lubbock Avalanche carrying the name Largent
The Lubbock Avalanche 1922-09-30
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Largent
Evening Times-republican 1914-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,041 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Largent in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

79 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Largent. The most, 23, date from the 1960s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 42
Victoria 35
New South Wales 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Largent.

Who carried it

People named Largent,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Augustin Largent 1834–1921 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Largent,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States178 records

178 records of the Largent name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 112
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William A. Largent

    Born 1914 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; filling station attendant. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Alyn Largent

    Born 1949; from Rochester, Michigan. U.S. Army, utility helicopter repairer; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William H. Largent

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Abyssinia from Liverpool, aged 40; merchant. From Carribean Islands, Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 178 records for Largent in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Largent name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Sylvestre Largent

    Born 1922 in Sainte-Savine (Aube); died 1998 in Roanne (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clementine Emmelie Largent

    Born 1895 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris); died 1988 in Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antenor Largent

    Born 1910 in Le Moule; died 1996 in Saint-Claude (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Largent in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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