Knight Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Knight Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knight family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4,499
Farm Labourer 449
General Labourer 358
Private Means 349
General Servant (domestic) 315
Labourer 251
None 229
Farmer 216
Dressmaker 197
Domestic Servant 187
Laundress 179
Clerk 167
Carpenter 163
House Painter 150
Coal Miner Hewer 146
Scholar 137
Shop Assistant 133
At Home 126
Bricklayer 125
Dress Maker 121
General Servant Domestic 118
Housemaid (domestic) 112
Cook (domestic) 109
At School 105
House Keeper 103

Knight Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Knight 100% 261,469
2 Kinght 67% 4,108
3 Night 83% 2,451
4 Kinight 86% 295

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The surname Knight is the most popular version of all its varients

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