Sargent (name)
Sargent is a surname of Latin (possibly Etruscan), early medieval English and Old French origin, and has also been used as a given name. Background 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. Today, the surname has many variant spellings ranging from Sargant, Sargeant and Seargeant to Sergant, Searjeant and Sergeaunt. Surname Notable people with the name include: In arts and entertainment Alvin Sargent (1927–2019), American screenwriter Carl Sargent (1952–2018), British author of role-playing games Dick Sargent (1930–1994), American actor known for his role in Bewitched Edward Sargent (architect) (1842–1914), American Architect Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke) (1811–1850), American poet Henry Sargent (1770–1845), American painter and soldier Herb Sargent (1923–2005), American television writer and producer John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), portrait artist Joseph Sargent (1925–2014), American film director Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820), American women's rights advocate and writer Kenny Sargent, American musician and disc jockey Kevin Sargent (composer), film and television composer Lia Sargent, American voice actress Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), British conductor, organist and composer Margaret Holland Sargent (born 1927), American portrait artist Martin Sargent (born 1975), American television personality Pamela Sargent (born 1948), American science fiction writer Richard Sargent (1911–1978), American illustrator Robert F. Sargent (), American war photographer Roger Sargent (photographer) (born 1970), a British photographer G.F. Sargent, British painter Politicians Aaron A. Sargent (1827–1887) American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat Eddie Sargent (1915–1998), Canadian politician Francis W. Sargent (1915–1998), American politician John Sargent (1714–1791), British Member of Parliament for West Looe and Midhurst John Sargent (1750–1831), British Member of Parliament for Seaford, Bodmin and Queenborough John Sargent (merchant) (1792–1874), Canadian merchant, farmer and politician John Sargent (1799–1880), American politician Narciso Joseph Alegre y Sargent (1911–1980), Filipino civil liberties advocate Trevor Sargent (born 1960), Irish politician Winthrop Sargent (1753–1820), American politician Scientists and engineers Anneila Sargent (born 1942), Scottish–American astronomer Bernice Weldon Sargent (1906–1993), Canadian physicist Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927), American botanist Oswald Hewlett Sargent (1880–1952), Australian botanist and plant collector Roger Sargent (1926–2018), chemical engineer Thomas J. Sargent (born 1943), American economist Wallace L. W. Sargent (1935–2012), British-American astronomer Winifred Sargent (1905–1979), English mathematician Edward H. Sargent, Canadian scientist Soldiers John Sargent (Loyalist) (1750–1824), Loyalist officer during the American Revolutionary War John Neptune Sargent (1826–1893), commander of British troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements Paul Dudley Sargent (baptized 1745–died 1828), privateer and soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Ruppert L. Sargent (1938–1967), American soldier In sports April Sargent, American figure skater Bill Sargent (1907–1963), American football coach Danyelle Sargent (born ), American sports television reporter Frank Sargent (sports executive) (1902–1988), a Canadian executive in ice hockey and curling