Serjantson Name Study

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Surnames/tags: Serjantson Sergeantson Sarjantson

Contents 1 How to Join 2 About the name 2.1 Variations 3 Goals 4 Task List 4.1 Currently working on... 5 Sources 6 Further Info

How to Join

Please contact the project leader Raewyn Vincent or leave a comment at the foot of the page. If you have any questions, just ask. Thanks!

About the name

The Serjantson name is an English patronymic name derived from a father or ancestor. One belief is that Serjantson, Sergeantson and Sarjantson is the derivative of Sergeant's son or the son of a Sergeant. ^[1] A sergeant was a servant. ^[2]

Regional spelling and the old vs new world.
About the 17th century, the Serjantson name appears to be fairly standard in its spelling within Crowle, Lincolnshire. But later on, the name spelling seems to shift to Sergeantson and similar spellings and appears more reflective of its potential naming origins (Sergeant son), at least from the perspective of modern English words and usage. This area still being refined.

Variations

Sargeantson

Sarjantson

Sarjeantson

Sarjentson

Sergeantson

Serjeantson

Serjentson

Also Sarginson, Serginson, Sarginson and Sargisson. But these last ones are usually outside of Lincolnshire, where this study begins.

Goals

This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about one surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect.

Task List

• Identifying and tracing the families of Serjantsons and their variants.
• Identifying where the families relocated throughout the old world and the new.
• Spotlight on any potential notables.

Currently working on...

• Identifying Serjantson families in Crowle, Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire

• Identifying Serjantson families in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire

This includes variants such as Sarjantson; Sergeantson; Serjeantson.

There are other variations in other parts of England and the rest of the world, but locally, these were the typical variants for the Serjantson name. Many variations may have been present in the records for one person's life.

Sources

1. ↑ Henry Harrison. Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com; 1969. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6 p. 148.
2. ↑ Glossary of Medieval Terms

Further Info

Joan Reid (external link) has been conducting a study on the variant of the Sarginson family and has some really good information about which counties the other variants may have been more dominant. See: this page (exernal link) for further information. She also welcomes contact from those interested in all Sarginson variants.