Nugent Family History

Nugent Surname Meaning

English and Irish (of Norman origin) and northern French: habitational name from any of several places in northern France such as Nogent-le-Sec and Nogent-sur-Eure (both in Eure), Nogent-le-Phaye, Nogent-le-Roi, and Nogent-le-Rotrou (all in Eure-et-Loir), Nogent-l'Abbesse (Marne), Nogent-l'Artaud (Aisne), and in particular Nogent-sur-Oise (Oise), named with Latin Novientum, apparently an altered form of a Gaulish name meaning ‘new settlement’.

Irish: in Ireland, this is generally the Norman name, but it was also adopted for Mag Uinseanáin (formerly Anglicized as McGunshenan, a variant of Gilsenan) on the grounds of a fancied resemblance between Uinseanán and Uinnseadún.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Eugene, Gent, Nugen, Mogen, Fugett, Gest, Ament, Geno, Sargent, Quint

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You can see how Nugent families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nugent family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Nugent families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 135 Nugent families living in Ontario. This was about 52% of all the recorded Nugent's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Nugent families in 1911.

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What did your Nugent ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Nugent. 42% of Nugent men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Nugent women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nugent were Clerk and Bookkeeper.

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Farmer

42%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Clerk

Student

22%

Income

18%

Stenographer

18%

Bookkeeper

14%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

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What is the average Nugent lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Nugent life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Nugent in 1940 was 66, and 76 in 2004.

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Nugent Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Nugent family from?

What did your Nugent ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

42%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Clerk

Student

22%

Income

18%

Stenographer

18%

Bookkeeper

14%

What Nugent family records will you find?

What is the average Nugent lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Nugent life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Nugent in 1940 was 66, and 76 in 2004.

Nugent Family History

Nugent Surname Meaning

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