Knaggs Surname

147,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Knaggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knaggs' or 'knagg,' from residence thereby. A Yorkshire surname, as might be expected. 'Knag, the rugged top of a hill. North' (Halliwell). 'Knaggs, pointed rocks, or rugged tops of hills' (Brockett).

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Knaggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3761:40,4935,206
United States9601:377,56133,381
Australia2491:108,41612,099
Canada1021:361,23132,546
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Trinidad and Tobago531:25,7352,796
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7621:31,9894,245
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Knaggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knaggs' or 'knagg,' from residence thereby. A Yorkshire surname, as might be expected. 'Knag, the rugged top of a hill. North' (Halliwell). 'Knaggs, pointed rocks, or rugged tops of hills' (Brockett).

1620-1. Thomas Reekes and Joane Knagges: Marriage Lic. (London).

1637. Buried — Prina, d. William Knagge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. — Alice Knagg: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., or genit., of Knagg, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knaggs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Knaggs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Knaggs is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,119th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. The surname Knaggs occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Knaggs are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

Knaggs is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,376 people, or 1 in 40,493. In England Knaggs is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Durham, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Knaggs occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Knaggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knaggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Knaggs surname grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Knaggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Knaggs surname are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.41% registered with the party.

The amount Knaggs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning R 185,184 per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knags912/
Kneggs8326/
Knoggs830/
Knaks730/
Knaugz671/
Kennegs622/
Knoks5525/
Knoxs558/
Knocks50358/
Knochs5011/
Knokse501/
Knooks501/
Kennax500/

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