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Mcknight
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Origin Of The Surname Mcknight
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Meaning Of The Surname Mcknight
Descendant of the Knight
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Interesting
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Mcknight
McKnight is a surname that has both English and Gaelic origins. The ‘Mc’ element of this surname denotes that it is patronymic. It follows a Gaelic tradition of passing down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. The knight element is however English and it is likely that the English word of knight was used by a clan in Scotland or Ireland to form this name which means ‘descendant of the knight’. |
Mcknight Statistics
Mcknight is the number 1755 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,152 share the surname Mcknight in the UK.
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