Knill Surname

186,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Knill 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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Knill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:633,66951,045
England4071:136,89913,394
Canada2461:149,77915,288
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
Germany1881:428,22138,630
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Wales1271:24,3662,557
Austria891:95,67913,940
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
France391:1,703,147154,208
Romania321:627,43344,366
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:75,2338,226
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Knill 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

Belonging to Knill (Hereford, &c.) [‘de Knell’ and ‘de Knille’ occur in 13th cent. rolls, and ‘atte Knyl(e’ in a 14th cent. Somerset record: these are Middle English forms of Old English cnyll, a knell (sound of bell), and may conceivably have been used by metonymy for the bell itself]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sir John, a younger son of the unfortunate William de Braose, temp. King John, having received from his father the manor of Knylle or Knill, in the marches of Wales (co. Hereford), adopted De Knill as his surname. Knill of Knill became extinct in the XVII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Knylle or Knill; a location name in Herefordshire Sir John de Braose received the Manor of Knille, temp. King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Knill Last Name Facts

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

Knill (Arabic: كنيل) is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knill is the 186,854th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,217,460 people. Knill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Knill reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 633,669. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 20 percent reside, Michigan, where 17 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Knill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knill last name rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 259 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knill last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.06% registered with the party.

The amount Knill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.93% more than the national average, earning R 418,080 per year; in United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniell910/
Knil8936/
Knll892/
Kinnill8321/
Kennill830/
Kimnill830/
Knell804,716/
Knöll801,880/
Kniel80550/
Knüll8037/
Khnil8013/
Kenll801/
Knihl801/
Knillová7719/
Kinniell779/
Knl7529/
Knoell73823/
Kniehl73177/
Knaell736/
Knildt735/
K'Nell734/
Cknell731/
Knuell731/
Kennil730/
Kennell673,386/
Kinnell67886/
Knel67176/
Kenniel6739/
Kinl6738/
Künl6728/
Kynl6721/
Kennild6718/
Knilová678/
Künnell678/
Könl676/
Kýnl675/
Kenl674/
Cnll673/
Cnil672/
Kaennil672/
Knilova671/
Cinnill671/
Kinniel671/
Kcnl671/
Knhl671/
Knlh671/
D'Knell671/
Kynnell670/

Knill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knill in the Arabic language
كنيلknyl-

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