The Irish Nugent surname is derived from one of the many places in France named "Nogent", but is first found in early records of Westmeath in the Irish Midlands, where they held family seat after 1172.
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It could be any ethnicity, actually.
Arpaio can be a Gentile or Jewish surname
Any surname can be of any nationality, these days. But the proud and noble Irish surname of Nugent is a habitation-type surname, originally bestowed upon persons who lived near a place that already had that name, or a similar name. There are many places named "Nogent" in France.
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