McKneight Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McKneight Surname Definition:

MACKNYGHTE: From Knowles's Genealogy of Coulthart (privately printed 1855) this seems to be a local name. It is stated that the Macknyghtes of that Ilk, in the regality of Galloway, possessed the lands of Macknyghte from the time of Uchtred de Macknyghte, A.

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McKneight Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McKneight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKNYGHTE: From Knowles's Genealogy of Coulthart (privately printed 1855) this seems to be a local name. It is stated that the Macknyghtes of that Ilk, in the regality of Galloway, possessed the lands of Macknyghte from the time of Uchtred de Macknyghte, A.D. 1114, to 1408, when an heiress conveyed the estate to the family of Boss.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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McKneight Demographics

Average McKneight Salary in
United States

$38,958 USD

Per year
Rank:
780,336 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.74078E-6
Rank: 849,348 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
90.28%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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McKneight Last Name Facts

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

McKneight occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of McKneight.

How Common Is The Last Name McKneight? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McKneight live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 75 percent live and Illinois, where 25 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live.

McKneight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKneight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKneight last name expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKneight Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McKneight surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKneight surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

McKneight earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

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McCknight892/
Mkcknight891/
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McNaight8213/
McNeught821/
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