Knight Name Meaning: An Old English word meaning 'servant' or 'boy'
An occupational Anglo-Saxon name which was usually given to servants in a high status household.
Discover how your Knight ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 219 |
Berkshire | 337 |
Cambridgeshire | 62 |
Channel Islands | 122 |
Cheshire | 409 |
Cornwall | 774 |
Cumberland | 109 |
Derbyshire | 194 |
Devon | 971 |
Dorset | 386 |
Durham | 63 |
Essex | 635 |
Gloucestershire | 950 |
Hampshire | 1,807 |
Herefordshire | 131 |
Hertfordshire | 288 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 194 |
Isle of Man | 12 |
Kent | 1,204 |
Lancashire | 1,427 |
Leicestershire | 698 |
Lincolnshire | 321 |
London | 3,464 |
Middlesex | 294 |
Northumberland | 64 |
Norfolk | 252 |
Northamptonshire | 695 |
Nottinghamshire | 427 |
Oxfordshire | 129 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 194 |
Shropshire | 81 |
Suffolk | 213 |
Somerset | 951 |
Surrey | 908 |
Sussex | 1,572 |
Staffordshire | 718 |
Warwickshire | 1,120 |
Westmorland | 23 |
Wiltshire | 372 |
Worcestershire | 668 |
Yorkshire | 684 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 5 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 9 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 5 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 72 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 4 |
Monmouthshire | 194 |
Pembrokeshire | 10 |
Radnorshire | 9 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 4,009 |
Agricultural Labourer | 1,367 |
Labourer | 364 |
House Servant | 333 |
Dress Maker | 257 |
Servant | 239 |
Laundress | 197 |
Carter | 167 |
House Keeper | 160 |
Carpenter | 150 |
General Servant | 145 |
Shoe Maker | 143 |
Tailor | 108 |
Cook | 103 |
Coal Miner | 101 |
House Maid | 90 |
Domestic Servant | 87 |
Gardener | 78 |
Lace Maker | 69 |
Farm Labourer | 66 |
Blacksmith | 63 |
Butcher | 63 |
Nurse | 60 |
Baker | 59 |
Cotton Weaver | 59 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Knight | 16,898 |
Mary Knight | 15,652 |
John Knight | 13,479 |
Elizabeth Knight | 10,575 |
George Knight | 10,557 |
Sarah Knight | 8,740 |
Thomas Knight | 8,669 |
James Knight | 8,383 |
Charles Knight | 6,148 |
Henry Knight | 6,080 |
Ann Knight | 5,026 |
Jane Knight | 4,362 |
Joseph Knight | 4,099 |
Eliza Knight | 3,804 |
Ellen Knight | 3,784 |
Alice Knight | 3,761 |
Emma Knight | 3,600 |
Annie Knight | 3,392 |
Frederick Knight | 3,293 |
Emily Knight | 3,164 |
Alfred Knight | 3,143 |
Edward Knight | 2,848 |
Richard Knight | 2,706 |
Arthur Knight | 2,454 |
Robert Knight | 2,427 |