Knapper Surname
Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname
Knapper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the knapper,' i.e. the man on the hilltop; compare Bridger, and v. Knapp.
William Knapper. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
1710. Married — Isaac Beckett and Ann Knaper: St.
Read More About This SurnameKnapper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,148 | 1:315,731 | 28,863 |
| England | 1,093 | 1:50,977 | 6,304 |
| Netherlands | 207 | 1:81,581 | 13,665 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 346 | 1:70,449 | 7,881 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
The alternate forms: Knäpper (628) are calculated separately.
Knapper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the knapper,' i.e. the man on the hilltop; compare Bridger, and v. Knapp.
William Knapper. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
1710. Married — Isaac Beckett and Ann Knaper: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1730. — John Gray and Jane Knopper: St. George, Hanover Square.
1 = Knapp (q.v.)+the agential suff. -er.
2 Stone-Breaker; Flint - Shaper [English knap, to break, chip, snap: cp. Dutch knappen = Dano-Norwegian kneppe, to snap, crack]
Knapper Demographics
Average Male Knapper Height
180.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Knapper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knapper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knapper is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Knäpper. Click here for further potential spellings of Knapper.
How Common Is The Last Name Knapper? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,298th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,600,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Knapper are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,148 people, or 1 in 315,731. In The United States Knapper is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Knapper is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 39 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.
Knapper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Knapper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knapper last name increased 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 316 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knapper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knapper surname are 2.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.01% registered with the party.
The amount Knapper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning 297,208 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $41,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning $46,505 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knäpper | 95 | 628 | / |
| Knappert | 93 | 354 | / |
| Knappier | 93 | 22 | / |
| Knaepper | 93 | 19 | / |
| Gknapper | 93 | 1 | / |
| Knaper | 92 | 59 | / |
| Knepper | 86 | 7,240 | / |
| Knopper | 86 | 843 | / |
| Knöpper | 86 | 204 | / |
| Kneaper | 86 | 31 | / |
| Knauper | 86 | 13 | / |
| Knasper | 86 | 2 | / |
| Knaaper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knaeper | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knapier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knoppert | 80 | 418 | / |
| Kneupper | 80 | 360 | / |
| Kneipper | 80 | 61 | / |
| Knoepper | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kneepper | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kneypper | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneppier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneppfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoper | 77 | 196 | / |
| Knöper | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kneper | 77 | 9 | / |
| Knapre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kneuper | 71 | 549 | / |
| Knopert | 71 | 48 | / |
| Knopfer | 71 | 44 | / |
| Chinnapper | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kneiper | 71 | 19 | / |
| Knepher | 71 | 16 | / |
| Knepfer | 71 | 13 | / |
| Knöpfer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kneeper | 71 | 3 | / |
| Knoeper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knosper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cnepper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knoyper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knopher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knooper | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kneyper | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kneipher | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kneipfer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cinnaper | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kneupfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinnapir | 50 | 1 | / |
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