Newgent Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Newgent, so the heraldry linked to Nugent is a starting point, not an automatic right.

What Newgent means

Behind the Newgent surname stands Nugent, an Irish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Name scholars give the meaning as “Norman, from Nogent in France”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Newgent as one of the forms Nugent took over time. Other spellings include Nugant and de Nogent.

Get the complete Newgent report, with a museum-style coat of arms.