Kniffen Family History
Kniffen Name Meaning
Altered form of English Knifton itself a variant of Kniveton: habitational name from Kniveton (Derbyshire) which is recorded as Cheniuetun in 1086 or Kneeton (Nottinghamshire) which is recorded as Kniveton in 1226. The placenames derive from the Old English personal name Cēngifu + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. Compare Kniffin and Sniffen .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022