Knighton Family History
Knighton Name Meaning
English (East Midlands): habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English cniht ‘knight young man retainer’ (genitive plural cnihta) + tūn ‘farmstead estate’ such as Knighton (Leicestershire Staffordshire) and Knighton on Teme (Worcestershire).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022