The knighton Surname

knighton Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English cnihta, genitive plural of cniht ‘servant’, ‘retainer’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The knighton name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the knighton family name as far back in history as possible.

knighton Family Facts

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Distribution of knighton Families in the US in 1920

Number of knighton families

49-96

17-48

1-16

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Green Knighton - SC ~ AL	Peggy	12
KNIGHTON IN SC	bryrit	4
Alec KnightonKentucky	Jewell65	1
Andrew Knighton 1830-1910 GA - TX	jlknighton	0
My Knighton family	Billie	3
KNIGHTON FAMILY TREE>ENGLAND	sally ann	99
sarah elizabeth knighton	jbdharris	5
Knighton Family	George W. Knighton	11
OREGON Pioneers- "1845" > KNIGHTONS	Peggy	13
Knighton	Billie	8

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