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 | 278 |
| Buckinghamshire | 192 |
| Berkshire | 441 |
| Cambridgeshire | 115 |
| Channel Islands | 79 |
| Cheshire | 573 |
| Cornwall | 647 |
| Cumberland | 107 |
| Derbyshire | 367 |
| Devon | 1,031 |
| Dorset | 437 |
| Durham | 415 |
| Essex | 1,350 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,135 |
| Hampshire | 2,408 |
| Herefordshire | 107 |
| Hertfordshire | 359 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 163 |
| Isle of Man | 16 |
| Kent | 1,754 |
| Lancashire | 2,636 |
| Leicestershire | 953 |
| Lincolnshire | 359 |
| London | 6,346 |
| Middlesex | 992 |
| Northumberland | 156 |
| Norfolk | 307 |
| Northamptonshire | 994 |
| Nottinghamshire | 697 |
| Oxfordshire | 217 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 163 |
| Shropshire | 83 |
| Suffolk | 346 |
| Somerset | 1,028 |
| Surrey | 1,689 |
| Sussex | 2,319 |
| Staffordshire | 1,277 |
| Warwickshire | 1,579 |
| Westmorland | 39 |
| Wiltshire | 339 |
| Worcestershire | 756 |
| Yorkshire | 1,628 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 17 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 417 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 310 |
| Pembrokeshire | 25 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 6,031 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 775 |
| General Labourer | 551 |
| Domestic Servant | 365 |
| Dress Maker | 310 |
| Living On Own Means | 299 |
| Coal Miner | 282 |
| Laundress | 258 |
| Labourer | 253 |
| General Servant Domestic | 239 |
| General Servant | 237 |
| Farmer | 222 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 218 |
| Farm Labourer | 202 |
| Carpenter | 198 |
| Gardener | 174 |
| House Keeper | 130 |
| General Domestic Servant | 123 |
| Clerk | 119 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 106 |
| Cotton Weaver | 106 |
| Blacksmith | 104 |
| Grocer | 101 |
| Butcher | 96 |
| Shoe Maker | 95 |
| 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 |