Knitt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 3
Dorset 0
Durham 4
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 14
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Knitt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knitt family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 3
Whitesmith 1
Cotton Carder J 1
Independent 1
Grazier 1
Lace Maker 1
Apprentice Butcher 1
Apprentice Rope Maker 1
Butcher 1
Rope Maker 1
Prisoner Labourer 1
Cottager 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Knitt

Name Census Frequency
William Knitt 18
Mary Knitt 16
Thomas Knitt 12
John Knitt 10
Elizabeth Knitt 9
James Knitt 9
Sarah Knitt 8
Ann Knitt 5
Arthur Knitt 5
Clara Knitt 5
Frank Knitt 5
Joseph Knitt 5
Alice Knitt 4
Frederick Knitt 4
Alfred Knitt 3
Annie Knitt 3
Charles Knitt 3
Eliza Knitt 3
George Knitt 3
Henry Knitt 3
Jane Knitt 3
Robert Knitt 3
Samuel Knitt 3
Minnie Knitt 2
Nellie Knitt 2

Knitt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Knott 80% 42,091
2 Knatt 80% 386
3 Knitt 100% 231
4 Knett 80% 160
5 Knutt 80% 104

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The surname Knitt is the 3rd most popular variant of Knott.

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