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

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

Name Census Frequency
Not Known 32
William Known 30
John Known 27
Mary Known 24
Robert Known 17
Sarah Known 15
Thomas Known 15
Margaret Known 14
James Known 8
Elizabeth Known 7
George Known 7
Henry Known 6
Jane Known 6
Joseph Known 6
Ann Known 5
Annie Known 5
Jacob Known 5
Nk Known 5
Alice Known 4
Charles Known 4
Emily Known 4
Ethel Known 4
Harriet Known 4
Name Known 4
Martha Known 3

Known Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Known 100% 418
2 Nowne 60% 114

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

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