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Sargent

Sargent is a surname of English origin and is also used as a place name in several countries. The name derives from the occupational term sergeant, via Old French sergent and Latin serviens, meaning “servant” or “attendant.” It originated as an occupational name for a guard or messenger and later took on a stable spelling as Sargent. The form is related to Sergeant, and spelling variants exist in different regions and periods.

Notable bearers of the surname include John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), an American painter renowned for his

As a place name, Sargent designates several towns and communities in the United States and other English-speaking

portraits
and
landscapes.
His
works
are
held
in
major
museums
around
the
world,
and
he
is
frequently
cited
as
one
of
the
leading
figures
in
late
19th-
and
early
20th-century
portraiture.
countries.
The
use
of
the
name
for
geographic
locations
reflects
its
long-standing
presence
in
English
toponymy
and
the
common
practice
of
adopting
surnames
as
place
names.