Knickerbocker Surname
Approximately 3,867 people bear this surname
Knickerbocker Surname Definition:
(Dutch) An American surname, not found in Holland, possibly a nickname for a military man, meaning “clay marble baker.”
Knickerbocker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,794 | 1:95,535 | 10,701 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 945 | 1:53,141 | 5,985 |
Knickerbocker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) An American surname, not found in Holland, possibly a nickname for a military man, meaning “clay marble baker.”
Knickerbocker Demographics
Average Knickerbocker Salary in
United States
$45,612 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knickerbocker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knickerbocker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knickerbocker occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Knickerbocker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knickerbocker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knickerbocker is the 118,879th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,884,548 people. The last name Knickerbocker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Knickerbocker are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Knickerbocker is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,794 people, or 1 in 95,535. In The United States Knickerbocker is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Knickerbocker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knickerbocker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 401 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knickerbocker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Knickerbocker surname are 18.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.95% being registered with the party.
The amount Knickerbocker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $47,671 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knickerboker | 96 | 4 | / |
| Knicerbocker | 96 | 1 | / |
| Knickerboocker | 96 | 0 | / |
| Knikerbocker | 96 | 0 | / |
| Knickerbacker | 92 | 7 | / |
| Knickerbocher | 92 | 3 | / |
| Knickerbecker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Knickerbooker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Knickerboeker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Knicherbocker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kneckerbocker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Knickirbocker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Knikerboker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Knickerbaker | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knickerbeker | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kneskerbocker | 85 | 0 | / |
| Knickerbacher | 85 | 0 | / |
| Knicherbacker | 85 | 0 | / |
| Knicerbacer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knikerbaker | 83 | 0 | / |
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Knickerbocker 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Knickerbocker
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