The Kight surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,992 people carried this name — #6,753 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 12% from 4,446 in 2000.

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In print

Kight in American newspapers,
1887–1919.

Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Kight
The Helena Independent 1889-10-09
Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Kight
The Louisiana Democrat 1887-06-01
Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Kight
The Brandon News 1919-10-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54,868 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kight in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,004 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kight. The most, 242, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 600
New South Wales 122
Tasmania 114
Queensland 85
South Australia 54
Western Australia 28
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kight.

Who carried it

People named Kight,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lenore Kight
    Lenore Kight 1911–2000 · swimmer
  • Arthur Kight 1901–1987 · Australian rules football player
  • Frank Kight 1905–1983 · Australian rules football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kight,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States258 records

258 records of the Kight name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 64
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wallace S. Kight

    Born 1918 in Florida. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Blanding; driver from Lake County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Amos L. Kight

    Born 1930; from Effingham County, Georgia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Honora Kight

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Edinburgh from Liverpool, aged 8. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 258 records for Kight in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Kight name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Emma Learmonth Kight

    Born 1846 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1865 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 18.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Kight

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Roma, aged 15.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward T. Kight

    Carpenter of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1958.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Kight in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Kight name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Glen Edmund Kight

    Died 1947; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Elton Kight

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record E. Kight

    Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Kight in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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