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Knight


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Origin Of The Surname Knight

Meaning Of The Surname Knight

A Knight

Interesting Facts About Knight

Knight was originally a name used to distinguish status, and would have been given as such to someone how had been knighted. In its original Old English form it would have been ‘knyghte’. As such there are many famous knights found traced in families with the surname Knight.

Knight Statistics

Knight is the number 97 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 69,522 share the surname Knight in the UK.

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