Knew Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 9
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 11
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Knew Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knew family

Profession Census Frequency
School 5
Home 2
Boot Factory Manager 1
Hosiery Hand Probationer 1
House Decorator & Upholsterer 1
Assisting In Business 1
Baker 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Grocer Shop Assistant 1
Licensed Victualler 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Knew

Name Census Frequency
William Knew 24
George Knew 10
Elizabeth Knew 9
Mary Knew 5
Ernest Knew 4
James Knew 4
Jane Knew 4
Sarah Knew 4
Ann Knew 3
Annie Knew 3
Edward Knew 3
Charles Knew 2
Edith Knew 2
Eliza Knew 2
Elsie Knew 2
Enwright Knew 2
Ethel Knew 2
John Knew 2
Lily Knew 2
Thomas Knew 2
Emma Knew 1
Esther Knew 1
Florence Knew 1
Francis Knew 1
Harry Knew 1

Knew Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 New 75% 20,953
2 Know 75% 885
3 Knew 100% 118
4 New Man 29% 116

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The surname Knew is the 3rd most popular variant of New.

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