KNIGHT is ranked as the 222nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 146,617.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 45.98 people named KNIGHT for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named KNIGHT is
155,721, the rank is 199
and the proportion per 100k Americans named KNIGHT is 48.88.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
KNIGHT is
74.8% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
20.8% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name KNIGHT have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name KNIGHT is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KNIGHT
The state with the most people named
KNIGHT is
Texas where
12,523 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named KNIGHT, as
127.44 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name KNIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,470
34.7
99.9%
Indiana
3,396
51.48
99.8%
Iowa
1,115
35.89
99.6%
Kansas
1,252
43.1
99.6%
Michigan
3,987
40.23
99.9%
Minnesota
1,058
19.39
99.6%
Missouri
3,816
127.44
99.7%
Nebraska
591
31.43
99.3%
North Dakota
96
13.05
93.6%
Ohio
4,839
41.74
99.9%
South Dakota
195
22.8
97.8%
Wisconsin
1,141
19.82
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name KNIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
334
45.4
98.8%
Arizona
2,513
37.33
99.8%
California
12,196
31.43
99.9%
Colorado
2,370
44.26
99.8%
Hawaii
361
25.45
98.9%
Idaho
874
53.5
99.5%
Montana
424
41.38
99.3%
Nevada
1,110
39.09
99.6%
New Mexico
709
34
99.1%
Oregon
1,951
49.13
99.8%
Utah
2,087
70.91
99.7%
Washington
3,309
46.86
99.9%
Wyoming
252
43.1
98.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name KNIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,261
35.05
99.7%
Maine
1,436
107.98
99.6%
Massachusetts
2,761
40.93
99.7%
New Hampshire
710
53.52
99.4%
New Jersey
2,627
29.39
99.8%
New York
4,864
24.63
99.9%
Pennsylvania
3,764
29.43
99.8%
Rhode Island
301
28.5
98.5%
Vermont
306
48.8
99.1%
South States
State stats for the first name KNIGHT
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KNIGHT as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named KNIGHT.
The most popular full name is James KNIGHT.
2.07% of all the people named KNIGHT
have this given name.
There are 3842 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KNIGHT