Knapper Surname

156,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Knapper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1481:315,73128,863
England1,0931:50,9776,304
Netherlands2071:81,58113,665
Canada871:423,51337,101
Israel571:150,13415,774
Wales511:60,6775,433
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Norway221:233,74025,571
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

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.

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

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knäpper95628/
Knappert93354/
Knappier9322/
Knaepper9319/
Gknapper931/
Knaper9259/
Knepper867,240/
Knopper86843/
Knöpper86204/
Kneaper8631/
Knauper8613/
Knasper862/
Knaaper861/
Knaeper860/
Knapier860/
Knoppert80418/
Kneupper80360/
Kneipper8061/
Knoepper806/
Kneepper802/
Kneypper801/
Kneppier801/
Kneppfer801/
Knoper77196/
Knöper7734/
Kneper779/
Knapre771/
Kneuper71549/
Knopert7148/
Knopfer7144/
Chinnapper7128/
Kneiper7119/
Knepher7116/
Knepfer7113/
Knöpfer713/
Kneeper713/
Knoeper711/
Knosper711/
Cnepper711/
Knoyper711/
Knopher710/
Knooper710/
Kneyper710/
Kneipher6720/
Kneipfer677/
Cinnaper673/
Kneupfer671/
Chinnapir501/

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