Sergeant surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Sergeant surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,306 people carried this name — #19,222 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 889 people named Sergeant.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Pas-de-Calais 393
Nord 175
Paris 76
Somme 61
Yvelines 27
Oise 21
Seine-Maritime 20
Meuse 14

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 624 people named Sergeant live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

East Flanders 376
Hainaut 76
Flemish Brabant 65
West Flanders 56
Antwerp 17
Brussels-Capital 15
Limburg 8
Walloon Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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