Knickerbacker Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Knickerbacker Surname Definition:

KNICKERBACKER: (Dutch and German) Cracker—baker, from knacker, a cracker, and backer, a baker.

Knickerbacker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Knickerbacker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KNICKERBACKER: (Dutch and German) Cracker—baker, from knacker, a cracker, and backer, a baker.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Knickerbacker Last Name Facts

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

Knickerbacker occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knickerbacker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knickerbacker reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 43 percent live, Tennessee, where 29 percent live and Connecticut, where 14 percent live.

Knickerbacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knickerbacker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knickerbacker last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knickerbacker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knickerbacker surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Knickerbacker earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 USD per year.

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Knickerbacker Reference & Research

Knickerbocker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Knickerbocker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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