Knights Family History
Knights Name Meaning
English: from the genitive singular of Knight, hence a name
for a son or a retainer of a knight.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Knights Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Knights families
 473 - 944  158 - 472 |
 1 - 157  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Knights families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Knights census records
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Knights Family Origin
Knights Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Knights Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Knights families immigrated
to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Knights Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Knights census records
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Military Service by Knights
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