Knee Family History

Knee Surname Meaning

English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English kne(i) ‘knee’ (Old English cnēow). The reference would most likely be to someone with a limp or a distinctive aspect to their knee(s) but the word was also used to describe a (missed?) step in a generation or pedigree.

Alternatively ‘knee’ could have a topographic sense and denote someone who lived by a sharp bend.

South German: variant of Knie ‘knee’ and in North America also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Klee, Snee, See, Nee, Keel, Kneen, Kneer, Kies, Kee, Kane

22K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
4K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
17K	Census and Voter Lists
36K	Member Trees

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Where is the Knee family from?

You can see how Knee families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Knee family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Knee families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 156 Knee families living in Wiltshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Knee's in United Kingdom. Wiltshire had the highest population of Knee families in 1891.

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What did your Knee ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Knee. 16% of Knee men worked as a General labourer and 76% of Knee women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Knee were Incapacitated and Housekeeper.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

16%

Builders labourer

10%

Colliery hewer

10%

Incapacitated

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Housekeeper

What Knee family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 17K census records available for the last name Knee. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Knee census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Knee. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 4K military records available for the last name Knee. For the veterans among your Knee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Knee lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Knee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Knee in 1946 was 28, and 65 in 2004.

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Knee Surname Meaning

Alternatively ‘knee’ could have a topographic sense and denote someone who lived by a sharp bend.

South German: variant of Knie ‘knee’ and in North America also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Knee family from?

What did your Knee ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

16%

Builders labourer

10%

Colliery hewer

10%

Incapacitated

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Housekeeper

What Knee family records will you find?

What is the average Knee lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Knee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Knee in 1946 was 28, and 65 in 2004.

Knee Family History

Knee Surname Meaning

82,000 record(s) for Knee

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What did your Knee ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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What is the average Knee lifespan?

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Knee Surname Meaning

82,000 record(s) for Knee

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Where is the Knee family from?

What did your Knee ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Knee family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Knee family history

What is the average Knee lifespan?

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