Kniveton Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kniveton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Kniveton (Derby), 13th cent. Knyveton [the first element seems to be the Old English cníf, m., knife, used as a pers. name + tún, estate, farm]

Kniveton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3291:169,35615,609
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Isle of Man541:1,589280
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kniveton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Kniveton (Derby), 13th cent. Knyveton [the first element seems to be the Old English cníf, m., knife, used as a pers. name + tún, estate, farm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Derbyshire. The extinct baronet family descended from Sir Matthew de Kniveton, who flourished in that county temp. Edward I. Lysons' Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kniveton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kniveton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kniveton has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kniveton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniveton? popularity and diffusion

Kniveton is the 621,618th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname Kniveton is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kniveton reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Kniveton is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 169,356. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 22 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Besides England Kniveton occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 11 percent reside.

Kniveton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kniveton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kniveton last name grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 858 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniveton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kniveton surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% registered to vote for the political party.

Kniveton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiveton881/
Knifeton880/
Knifton80411/
Neveton808/
Wneivton751/
Novetony751/
Knafeton750/
Nifton7114/
Nevton717/
Novton712/
Navton711/
Nefton711/
Nivatun6773/
Novaton6746/
Nivedan6732/
Nivaden674/
Neviton674/
Navetun673/
Navetin673/
Naviton672/
Novtony672/
Noviton672/
Novetny672/
Noveten671/
Nvtn671/
Nouvetonou671/
Knofton671/
Nevoton670/

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