The mcknight Surname
mcknight Name Meaning and History
- (Ulster) Anglicized form of Scottish Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.
- part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the horseman (Gaelic ridire)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 752 - Messages: 1850
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| McKNIGHT, Jeff USAF Brat, LRAFB-1962, born about 1948 |
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| McKnights of Belmont County, Ohio |
caliope
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| Robert (b.1822) Margaret IrePA |
Paula Pitts
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| 20th Century McKnights of Glasgow, Scotland |
| 7 |
| Mc KNIGHT Mary BARRY 1902-1954 |
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| Thomas H. McKnight/Susan Coffey (Coffee) |
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| Rowan McKnight | Madelon Serena | 1 |
| McKnight Family in Seneca Co. NY 1800 | Paulette Haynes | 2 |
| McKNight Surname | Betty Tuckey | 28 |
| Mcknights in PA and NY |
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