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 | 237 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 77 |
Channel Islands | 62 |
Cheshire | 309 |
Cornwall | 815 |
Cumberland | 131 |
Derbyshire | 112 |
Devon | 906 |
Dorset | 361 |
Durham | 19 |
Essex | 505 |
Gloucestershire | 853 |
Hampshire | 1,543 |
Herefordshire | 83 |
Hertfordshire | 250 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 218 |
Isle of Man | 11 |
Kent | 1,065 |
Lancashire | 1,004 |
Leicestershire | 456 |
Lincolnshire | 286 |
London | 3,031 |
Middlesex | 179 |
Northumberland | 50 |
Norfolk | 260 |
Northamptonshire | 551 |
Nottinghamshire | 330 |
Oxfordshire | 134 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 218 |
Shropshire | 57 |
Suffolk | 187 |
Somerset | 833 |
Surrey | 622 |
Sussex | 1,307 |
Staffordshire | 493 |
Warwickshire | 833 |
Westmorland | 5 |
Wiltshire | 361 |
Worcestershire | 471 |
Yorkshire | 437 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 9 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 11 |
Glamorgan | 34 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 4 |
Monmouthshire | 109 |
Pembrokeshire | 7 |
Radnorshire | 6 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 1,196 |
Female Servant | 802 |
Independent | 531 |
Labourer | 361 |
Male Servant | 298 |
Farmer | 255 |
Shoe Maker | 170 |
Carpenter | 122 |
Ag Labourer | 122 |
Tailor | 102 |
Dress Maker | 74 |
Weaver | 72 |
Gardener | 68 |
Pauper | 55 |
Apprentice | 55 |
Clerk | 53 |
Servant | 52 |
Butcher | 50 |
Blacksmith | 47 |
Laundress | 44 |
Pupil | 38 |
Baker | 36 |
Mariner | 35 |
Bricklayer | 34 |
Draper | 33 |
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 |