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 | 273 |
| Buckinghamshire | 226 |
| Berkshire | 465 |
| Cambridgeshire | 97 |
| Channel Islands | 96 |
| Cheshire | 491 |
| Cornwall | 744 |
| Cumberland | 140 |
| Derbyshire | 338 |
| Devon | 1,117 |
| Dorset | 384 |
| Durham | 252 |
| Essex | 1,011 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,111 |
| Hampshire | 2,303 |
| Herefordshire | 120 |
| Hertfordshire | 366 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 167 |
| Isle of Man | 41 |
| Kent | 1,748 |
| Lancashire | 2,321 |
| Leicestershire | 835 |
| Lincolnshire | 392 |
| London | 6,026 |
| Middlesex | 722 |
| Northumberland | 131 |
| Norfolk | 138 |
| Northamptonshire | 973 |
| Nottinghamshire | 609 |
| Oxfordshire | 188 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 167 |
| Shropshire | 74 |
| Suffolk | 231 |
| Somerset | 1,143 |
| Surrey | 1,527 |
| Sussex | 2,309 |
| Staffordshire | 1,208 |
| Warwickshire | 1,550 |
| Westmorland | 39 |
| Wiltshire | 382 |
| Worcestershire | 801 |
| Yorkshire | 1,288 |
| Anglesey | 11 |
| Brecknockshire | 17 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 26 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 280 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 263 |
| Pembrokeshire | 19 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 7,298 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,008 |
| Labourer | 387 |
| Dress Maker | 370 |
| Domestic Servant | 365 |
| General Labourer | 359 |
| General Servant | 329 |
| Laundress | 250 |
| Farm Labourer | 234 |
| Carpenter | 195 |
| Coal Miner | 189 |
| General Servant Domestic | 132 |
| Gardener | 126 |
| House Keeper | 121 |
| Annuitant | 120 |
| Bricklayer | 119 |
| Charwoman | 102 |
| Servant | 96 |
| Shoe Maker | 95 |
| Cotton Weaver | 85 |
| No Occupation | 84 |
| Butcher | 77 |
| General Domestic Servant | 77 |
| Clerk | 73 |
| Housemaid | 73 |
| 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 |