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 | 251 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 67 |
| Channel Islands | 100 |
| Cheshire | 384 |
| Cornwall | 820 |
| Cumberland | 153 |
| Derbyshire | 186 |
| Devon | 1,056 |
| Dorset | 453 |
| Durham | 147 |
| Essex | 805 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,054 |
| Hampshire | 1,983 |
| Herefordshire | 134 |
| Hertfordshire | 312 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 223 |
| Isle of Man | 25 |
| Kent | 1,430 |
| Lancashire | 1,796 |
| Leicestershire | 709 |
| Lincolnshire | 349 |
| London | 5,089 |
| Middlesex | 488 |
| Northumberland | 89 |
| Norfolk | 204 |
| Northamptonshire | 772 |
| Nottinghamshire | 443 |
| Oxfordshire | 177 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 223 |
| Shropshire | 70 |
| Suffolk | 341 |
| Somerset | 1,051 |
| Surrey | 1,099 |
| Sussex | 1,926 |
| Staffordshire | 887 |
| Warwickshire | 1,335 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 352 |
| Worcestershire | 693 |
| Yorkshire | 991 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 21 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 197 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 213 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 5,030 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,117 |
| Labourer | 600 |
| Domestic Servant | 380 |
| General Servant | 291 |
| Dress Maker | 263 |
| Laundress | 225 |
| Carpenter | 200 |
| Servant | 178 |
| House Keeper | 140 |
| Farm Labourer | 135 |
| Gardener | 131 |
| Annuitant | 117 |
| Shoe Maker | 107 |
| Cook | 100 |
| Coal Miner | 94 |
| Tailor | 91 |
| Bricklayer | 89 |
| Farm Servant | 88 |
| Dressmaker | 83 |
| Butcher | 82 |
| Wife Of Above | 78 |
| General Servant Domestic | 77 |
| Blacksmith | 77 |
| Nurse | 75 |
| 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 |