Knife 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 1
Cambridgeshire 5
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 2
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 13
Kent 0
Lancashire 54
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 19
London 80
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 2
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 10
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 15

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 10
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Knife Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knife family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Agricultural Labourer 6
Dress Maker 6
House Servant 4
Servant 3
Labourer 3
Employed On Farm 3
House Keeper 3
No Occupation 3
Governess 2
Weaver's Wife 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmers Son 2
Ship Wright 2
Tailor 2
Blacksmith 2
Assistant 2
Carpenter 2
Cook 2
Gardener 2
Dairy Maid 2
Ginger Beer Maker 1
Bonnet Maker 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Cab Driver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Knife

Name Census Frequency
William Knife 144
Mary Knife 112
John Knife 93
Thomas Knife 75
Sarah Knife 67
James Knife 66
George Knife 58
Elizabeth Knife 57
Jane Knife 56
Charles Knife 48
Ann Knife 40
Joseph Knife 37
Ellen Knife 29
Robert Knife 29
Hannah Knife 25
Margaret Knife 24
Henry Knife 23
Edward Knife 22
Eliza Knife 22
Emily Knife 22
Emma Knife 22
Maria Knife 22
Alice Knife 21
Frederick Knife 21
Frances Knife 20

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