Origins of the Sergent surname

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    In 1921, most Sergents lived in london

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    570 Sergent Travel & migration records
    3,300 Sergents found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sergents

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Sergents in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Servant

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Sergents in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Bricklayer

    12

    Farm Hands

    11

    Farmer

    11

    Tailor

    11

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