Knighton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knighton
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Knighton

How popular is Knighton?

Knighton is common in England.

Knighton is ranked 57965 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Knighton bearers increased by 7.713268 per cent in 2010 US census to 5139 since 2000, the surname slipped by 41 spots and ranked at 6591. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60.48 63.38
Black 33.22 32.97
Others 2.9 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.01
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 0.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.23 0.36
Knighton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 8018 people have been found who wears Knighton as their family name. Knighton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
20,186 Kenya2
118,441 Germany2
15,162 Costa Rica1
2,190 Barbados1
53,505 Turkey1
66,560 Philippines1
3,071 Jersey1
153,416 Italy1
277,603 France1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
514 Isle of Man27
42,407 Sweden22
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
Countries with hundreds of Knighton:
19,321 South Africa310
13,698 Australia199
20,655 Canada172
6,111 New Zealand123
Countries with thousands of Knighton:
6,848 United States5,617
5,223 England1,398
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Knighton Namesakes

  • Margaret Knighton, Olympic athlete
  • Conor Knighton, Actor
  • Conor Knighton, Actor
  • Terrance Knighton, Football nose tackle
  • Brad Knighton, Soccer player
  • Jaden Knighton, Terrance Knighton's brother
  • Terrance Knighton, Football nose tackle
  • Zachary Knighton, Actor
  • Brad Knighton, Soccer player
  • Michael Knighton, Soccer player

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