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 | 289 |
Buckinghamshire | 239 |
Berkshire | 518 |
Cambridgeshire | 90 |
Channel Islands | 75 |
Cheshire | 659 |
Cornwall | 702 |
Cumberland | 99 |
Derbyshire | 426 |
Devon | 1,257 |
Dorset | 425 |
Durham | 434 |
Essex | 2,075 |
Gloucestershire | 1,307 |
Hampshire | 2,667 |
Herefordshire | 118 |
Hertfordshire | 439 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 125 |
Isle of Man | 23 |
Kent | 2,094 |
Lancashire | 2,995 |
Leicestershire | 1,139 |
Lincolnshire | 381 |
London | 6,939 |
Middlesex | 1,373 |
Northumberland | 182 |
Norfolk | 370 |
Northamptonshire | 1,290 |
Nottinghamshire | 873 |
Oxfordshire | 246 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 125 |
Shropshire | 99 |
Suffolk | 250 |
Somerset | 1,013 |
Surrey | 2,245 |
Sussex | 2,446 |
Staffordshire | 1,449 |
Warwickshire | 1,821 |
Westmorland | 44 |
Wiltshire | 327 |
Worcestershire | 1,026 |
Yorkshire | 1,864 |
Anglesey | 12 |
Brecknockshire | 12 |
Cardiganshire | 8 |
Carnarvonshire | 21 |
Carmarthenshire | 9 |
Denbighshire | 26 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 575 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 461 |
Pembrokeshire | 28 |
Radnorshire | 1 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Living On Own Means | 530 |
General Labourer | 518 |
General Servant Domestic | 358 |
Scholar | 299 |
Cook Domestic | 282 |
Dress Maker | 261 |
Agricultural Labourer | 243 |
Farmer | 223 |
Carpenter | 194 |
Domestic Servant | 189 |
Housemaid Domestic | 187 |
Laundress Wash | 166 |
House Maid Domestic | 136 |
Gardener Domestic | 129 |
Bricklayer | 111 |
Charwoman | 108 |
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 107 |
Cotton Weaver | 97 |
Dressmaker | 96 |
School | 94 |
Servant Domestic | 92 |
Tailoress | 88 |
House Keeper Domestic | 85 |
House Painter | 83 |
Brick Layer | 81 |
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 |