Knight (surname)

Knight
Origin
Meaning"knight"/"serving lad"
Region of originAnglo-Saxon

Knight is an English surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 57.4% of all known bearers of the surname Knight were residents of the United States (frequency 1:2,083), 20.2% of England (1:909), 7.6% of Australia (1:1,031), 4.2% of Canada (1:2,931), 1.9% of South Africa (1:9,263), 1.4% of Jamaica (1:663) and 1.1% of New Zealand (1:1,362).

In England, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:909) in the following unitary authority districts:

In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:2,083) in the following states:[1]

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  • Valentine Knight, British Army Captain and proponent of a grid based street layout for fire ravaged London
  • Vivien Knight (1953–2009), British art historian and gallerist
  • Vicky Knight, English film actress

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References
  1. Knight surname distribution
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