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 | 276 |
| Buckinghamshire | 244 |
| Berkshire | 336 |
| Cambridgeshire | 62 |
| Channel Islands | 106 |
| Cheshire | 372 |
| Cornwall | 823 |
| Cumberland | 127 |
| Derbyshire | 137 |
| Devon | 885 |
| Dorset | 435 |
| Durham | 60 |
| Essex | 583 |
| Gloucestershire | 872 |
| Hampshire | 1,786 |
| Herefordshire | 122 |
| Hertfordshire | 343 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 203 |
| Isle of Man | 20 |
| Kent | 1,203 |
| Lancashire | 1,055 |
| Leicestershire | 556 |
| Lincolnshire | 295 |
| London | 3,363 |
| Middlesex | 211 |
| Northumberland | 38 |
| Norfolk | 328 |
| Northamptonshire | 654 |
| Nottinghamshire | 352 |
| Oxfordshire | 106 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 203 |
| Shropshire | 76 |
| Suffolk | 249 |
| Somerset | 1,031 |
| Surrey | 774 |
| Sussex | 1,561 |
| Staffordshire | 647 |
| Warwickshire | 1,122 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 417 |
| Worcestershire | 542 |
| Yorkshire | 570 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 18 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 62 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 179 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,845 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,147 |
| House Servant | 511 |
| Labourer | 372 |
| At Home | 296 |
| Farm Labourer | 264 |
| Servant | 225 |
| Dress Maker | 219 |
| Laundress | 147 |
| Carpenter | 129 |
| Annuitant | 127 |
| General Servant | 124 |
| Pauper | 121 |
| Shoe Maker | 114 |
| House Keeper | 104 |
| Errand Boy | 97 |
| Tailor | 89 |
| Gardener | 84 |
| Ag Labourer | 83 |
| Lace Maker | 82 |
| Farm Servant | 79 |
| Ag Lab | 77 |
| Scholar At Home | 76 |
| Butcher | 66 |
| Cook | 66 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| 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 |