Knecht Family History
Knecht Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: occupational name for a journeyman, from
Middle High German kneht, Middle Low German knecht
‘knight’s assistant’, ‘lad’, ‘servant’, ‘hired hand’, ‘apprentice’,
‘helper’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Knecht
Name Distribution of Knecht Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Knecht families
 99 - 196  34 - 98 |
 1 - 33  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Knecht families
|
9 - 16 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Knecht last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Knecht census records
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Knecht Family Origin
Knecht Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Knecht
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Knecht Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Knecht census records
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Knecht Civil War Service Records
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