Knee Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Knee Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knee family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 15
Female Servant 10
Shoe Maker 7
Carpenter 6
Labourer 6
Independent 5
Tailor 4
Burler 4
Farmer 3
Male Servant 3
Woollen Weaver 3
Cloth Worker 2
Type Founder 2
Miller 2
Laundress 2
Weaver 2
Needle Woman 2
Gardener 1
Flax Spinner 1
Private Residing 1
Shoe Maker J 1
Tallow Chandler 1
Butcher 1
Green Grocer 1
Tailor Journeyman 1

Knee Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keen 50% 40,558
2 Keene 60% 11,160
3 Kane 50% 9,138
4 Kean 25% 7,669
5 Keane 40% 4,526
6 Knee 100% 3,480
7 Kain 25% 3,031
8 Ikin 0% 2,166
9 Kine 50% 827
10 Ekin 0% 751
11 Aiken 20% 702
12 Ken 50% 684
13 Akin 0% 617
14 Kaine 40% 403
15 Aikin 0% 384
16 Keena 40% 316
17 Eakin 0% 311
18 Kene 50% 202
19 Okane 40% 175
20 Keon 25% 165
21 Kein 25% 154
22 Kaen 50% 149
23 Kin 25% 140
24 Aken 25% 127
25 Oaken 20% 122
26 Kun 25% 108
27 Kune 50% 105

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The surname Knee is the 6th most popular variant of Keen.

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