Knight
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See also: knight
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (“youth; servant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Knight
- An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
- A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knight is the 209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 136,713 individuals. Knight is most common among White (72.31%) and Black (21.61%) individuals.
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
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- English lemmas
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- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
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- en:Villages in the United States Virgin Islands
- en:Places in the United States Virgin Islands
- English surnames from Middle English
- English surnames from common nouns