Kneller Surname

128,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Kneller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Knill,' a parish in Herefordshire, three miles from Kingston.

Henry de Knell, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Kneller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
England9081:61,3647,239
Germany5281:152,47218,267
Canada3801:96,96210,547
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Israel991:86,44110,271
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales101:309,45316,869
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Kneller (10) may also be a first name.

Kneller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Knill,' a parish in Herefordshire, three miles from Kingston.

Henry de Knell, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Gille de Knille, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Knille, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John atte Knyle, Somerset: Kirby's Quest.

1571-3. John Knell and Margaret Barrell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1600. John Knell, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1656. Married — James Knell and Elizabeth Berry: Canterbury Cath.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kneller.' a bellringer; v. Knowler (1). The surname is English in spite of Sir Godfrey Kneller. Mr. Lower says it was formerly common in East Sussex (Patronymica Britannica). But I cannot for one moment accept the local derivation he suggests.

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

(English) Bellringer, Toller [from Middle English knellen, knillen, Old English cnyllan, to toll a bell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sir Godfrey K, was a native of Lubeck; but the name is also indigenous to England. Knelle is a topographical word of uncertain import, and a person residing at such a spot would be called At-Knelle or Kneller. The name was formerly very common in E. Sussex, and may have been derived from Great Knell, in the parish of Beckley. See Thorpe's Catalogue of Battel Abbey Charters.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kneller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kneller (Arabic: نلر, Russian: Кнеллер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneller? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 128,177th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,059,793 people. The last name Kneller occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Kneller are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 284,282. In The United States Kneller is most frequent in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Kneller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kneller has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kneller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kneller surname are 20.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kneller earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $45,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoeller93371/
Knellere931/
Knueller930/
Kenneller885/
Knöller861,061/
Kniller8640/
Kneeler862/
Knyller861/
Knealer860/
Kneiler860/
Kinller860/
Knellerová822/
Knettler8019/
Kneilere802/
Kienller800/
Kinler77471/
Kenler77142/
Kienler7150/
Knitler7126/
Kemlere7121/
Knytler7116/
Kühnler719/
Kennler714/
Koenler713/
Kimnler711/
Kenloer711/
Kinnler710/
Knittler67198/
Kienlier670/
Knitttler631/
Kemnitler631/
Cinniller630/
Kymler625/
Cinler624/
Cenler622/
Chenler572/
Quinler570/
Kimleir570/

Kneller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kneller in the Russian language
Кнеллерkneller-
Kneller in the Arabic language
نلرnlr-

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