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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 219 |
| Berkshire | 337 |
| Cambridgeshire | 62 |
| Channel Islands | 122 |
| Cheshire | 409 |
| Cornwall | 774 |
| Cumberland | 109 |
| Derbyshire | 194 |
| Devon | 971 |
| Dorset | 386 |
| Durham | 63 |
| Essex | 635 |
| Gloucestershire | 950 |
| Hampshire | 1,807 |
| Herefordshire | 131 |
| Hertfordshire | 288 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 194 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 1,204 |
| Lancashire | 1,427 |
| Leicestershire | 698 |
| Lincolnshire | 321 |
| London | 3,464 |
| Middlesex | 294 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 252 |
| Northamptonshire | 695 |
| Nottinghamshire | 427 |
| Oxfordshire | 129 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 194 |
| Shropshire | 81 |
| Suffolk | 213 |
| Somerset | 951 |
| Surrey | 908 |
| Sussex | 1,572 |
| Staffordshire | 718 |
| Warwickshire | 1,120 |
| Westmorland | 23 |
| Wiltshire | 372 |
| Worcestershire | 668 |
| Yorkshire | 684 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 72 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 194 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,009 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,367 |
| Labourer | 364 |
| House Servant | 333 |
| Dress Maker | 257 |
| Servant | 239 |
| Laundress | 197 |
| Carter | 167 |
| House Keeper | 160 |
| Carpenter | 150 |
| General Servant | 145 |
| Shoe Maker | 143 |
| Tailor | 108 |
| Cook | 103 |
| Coal Miner | 101 |
| House Maid | 90 |
| Domestic Servant | 87 |
| Gardener | 78 |
| Lace Maker | 69 |
| Farm Labourer | 66 |
| Blacksmith | 63 |
| Butcher | 63 |
| Nurse | 60 |
| Baker | 59 |
| Cotton Weaver | 59 |
| 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 |