How common is the surname Knighton?

5,139 people in the United States had the surname Knighton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. It ranked 6,591st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knighton?

Zachary Knighton, American actor, followed by Erriyon Knighton.

Where is the surname Knighton most common?

Wikidata records people named Knighton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Knighton?

Knighton is /ˈnaɪtən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Knighton getting more or less common?

More common. 4,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,139 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Knighton

A surname, carried by 5,139 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈnaɪtən/ 2 syllables Soundex K523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knighton is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,139 people named Knighton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,771.

#6,591

rank among US surnames

5,139

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,588	Beane	5,142	60,044
#6,589	Kranz	5,141	60,056
#6,590	Yanes	5,140	60,067
#6,591	Knighton	5,139	60,079

Who is named Knighton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Knighton identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knightons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zachary Knighton
American actor, born 1978
Erriyon Knighton
American male sprinter, born 2004
Brad Knighton
American soccer player, born 1985
Axl Rotten
American professional wrestler (1971–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Knighton

Knighton has the Soundex code K523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K523.

Questions

How common is the surname Knighton?: 5,139 people in the United States had the surname Knighton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,079 Americans. It ranked 6,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knighton?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Knighton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Knighton?: Zachary Knighton, American actor, followed by Erriyon Knighton.
Where is the surname Knighton most common?: Wikidata records people named Knighton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Knighton?: Knighton is /ˈnaɪtən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Knighton getting more or less common?: More common. 4,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,139 in 2010, up 7.7%.