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 | 330 |
| Buckinghamshire | 273 |
| Berkshire | 541 |
| Cambridgeshire | 134 |
| Channel Islands | 50 |
| Cheshire | 634 |
| Cornwall | 688 |
| Cumberland | 99 |
| Derbyshire | 479 |
| Devon | 1,216 |
| Dorset | 543 |
| Durham | 452 |
| Essex | 2,625 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,274 |
| Hampshire | 2,832 |
| Herefordshire | 129 |
| Hertfordshire | 517 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 118 |
| Isle of Man | 24 |
| Kent | 2,365 |
| Lancashire | 2,885 |
| Leicestershire | 1,110 |
| Lincolnshire | 354 |
| London | 6,993 |
| Middlesex | 1,975 |
| Northumberland | 189 |
| Norfolk | 173 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,287 |
| Nottinghamshire | 952 |
| Oxfordshire | 319 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 118 |
| Shropshire | 88 |
| Suffolk | 190 |
| Somerset | 1,060 |
| Surrey | 2,784 |
| Sussex | 2,628 |
| Staffordshire | 1,567 |
| Warwickshire | 1,988 |
| Westmorland | 34 |
| Wiltshire | 397 |
| Worcestershire | 1,190 |
| Yorkshire | 1,861 |
| Anglesey | 5 |
| Brecknockshire | 21 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 |
| Denbighshire | 30 |
| Flintshire | 28 |
| Glamorgan | 748 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 541 |
| Pembrokeshire | 47 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 4,499 |
| Farm Labourer | 449 |
| General Labourer | 358 |
| Private Means | 349 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 315 |
| Labourer | 251 |
| None | 229 |
| Farmer | 216 |
| Dressmaker | 197 |
| Domestic Servant | 187 |
| Laundress | 179 |
| Clerk | 167 |
| Carpenter | 163 |
| House Painter | 150 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 146 |
| Scholar | 137 |
| Shop Assistant | 133 |
| At Home | 126 |
| Bricklayer | 125 |
| Dress Maker | 121 |
| General Servant Domestic | 118 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 112 |
| Cook (domestic) | 109 |
| At School | 105 |
| House Keeper | 103 |
| 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 |