as a Last Name
- 30,637
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Mcknight
Meaning & Origins
Irish: 1. (Ulster) Anglicized form of Scottish Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton. 2. part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the horseman (Gaelic ridire)’.
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,637
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Carolina
- has the most people named Mcknight per capita
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