Kneeland Surname

133,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kneeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1801:113,98112,330
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8801:57,0676,352

Kneeland (47) may also be a first name.

Kneeland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneeland occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneeland? popularity and diffusion

Kneeland is the 133,075th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,150,353 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Kneeland live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kneeland is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 47 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,180 people, or 1 in 113,981. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Maine, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Kneeland is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Kneeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kneeland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kneeland last name increased 361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kneeland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kneeland last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kneeland earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $44,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneland930/
Kneiland881/
Knealand881/
Knesland880/
Knieland880/
Kneilands822/
Knoweland821/
Knoland8010/
Kniland809/
Knyland801/
Knaland800/
Knilands7537/
Knylands751/
Knolland751/
Knohland750/
Knauland750/
Cnoland670/

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Kneeland Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kneeland
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis