Nugent
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Norman habitational surname from any of various places in France called Nogent.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nugent (plural Nugents)
- A surname from Norman.
Derived terms
- Nugent score
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nugent is the 2281st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15977 individuals. Nugent is most common among White (87.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nugent”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 683.