Knight (surname)

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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]

People[]

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  • Cornelia Knight (1757–1837), English author
  • Edward Knight (disambiguation), several people
  • Elise Kellond-Knight (born 1990), Australian association football player
  • Elizabeth Knight (disambiguation), several people
  • Eric Knight (1897–1943), English author and the creator of the fictional collie Lassie
  • Esmond Knight (1906–1987), British character actor
  • Etheridge Knight (1931–1991), African-American poet

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  • Florence Knight, British chef and columnist
  • Frank Knight (disambiguation), several people

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  • Laura Knight, British artist
  • Leon Knight, English professional Football player
  • Leonard Knight (1931–2014), American builder and architect, creator of Salvation Mountain
  • Les U. Knight, founder of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
  • , Founder of 24-hour Mountain Bike Racing, Member Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

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  • Newton Knight, pro-Union rebel against the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
  • Nick Knight (disambiguation), several people

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  • Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
  • Samuel Knight (disambiguation), several people
  • Sarah Kemble Knight (1666–1727), American preacher and traveler
  • Sharon Knight, American Celtic/Rock singer and front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
  • Shirley Knight (1936–2020), American actress
  • Sterling Knight, American actor and singer
  • Steve Knight (disambiguation), several people
  • Suge Knight, American hip hop music industry entrepreneur

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  • Valentine Knight, 17th-century British army officer, 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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