Known Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
Cambridgeshire
2
Cheshire
3
Derbyshire
3
Essex
11
Gloucestershire
1
Hertfordshire
2
Hunts and Rutland
0
Lancashire
5
London
8
Middlesex
2
Merionethshire
1
Northumberland
4
Norfolk
1
Nottinghamshire
1
Oxfordshire
1
Shropshire
1
Surrey
4
Sussex
3
Wiltshire
1
Yorkshire
5
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Denbighshire
0
Devon
0
Dorset
0
Durham
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Hampshire
0
Herefordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Kent
0
Leicestershire
0
Lincolnshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Northamptonshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Suffolk
0
Somerset
0
Staffordshire
0
Warwickshire
0
Westmorland
0
Worcestershire
0
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Known Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Known family
Profession
Census Frequency
Horse Dealer
9
Traveller
3
Female Servant
2
Male Servant
1
Cooper
1
Governer
1
Labourer
1
Sawyer
1
Barger Man
1
Journeyman Joiner
1
Independent
1
Mowing
1
Blacksmith
1
Gardener
1
Groom
1
Hawker
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Known
Known Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Known
100%
418
2
Nowne
60%
114
Did you know?
The surname Known is the
most popular version of all its varients