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Where Does The Last Name Knightly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Knightly occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knightly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 283,476^th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Knightly reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Knightly is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 787 people, or 1 in 460,558. In The United States Knightly is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Maine, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Knightly is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Knightly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Knightly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knightly last name increased 787 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 189 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knightly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Knightly last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Knightly surname are 9.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knightly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,698 CAD per year.