1) Occupational surname 
Knecht of old German origin means in general a male `servant`, and can refer to a servant of a sovereignty such as a mercenary foot soldier (see Landsknecht) or the classic farm servant (Bauernknecht); the female equivalent in old German is `Magd` (Maid). Etymologically, it is the cognate of English `knight`. It may also refer to: It may als...