Knipe Surname
Approximately 5,213 people bear this surname
Knipe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knap' (v. Knapp); a variant. This North English surname existed for several centuries in Cartmel parish, North Lancashire. Though it died out there it made its way into the surrounding district.
Read More About This SurnameKnipe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,129 | 1:170,248 | 17,203 |
| South Africa | 1,078 | 1:50,258 | 6,377 |
| England | 904 | 1:61,635 | 7,273 |
| Northern Ireland | 330 | 1:5,591 | 1,041 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 39 | 1:150 | 33 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 170 | 1:26,058 | 2,782 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 394 | 1:61,866 | 7,203 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 559 | 1:89,837 | 9,274 |
Knipe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knap' (v. Knapp); a variant. This North English surname existed for several centuries in Cartmel parish, North Lancashire. Though it died out there it made its way into the surrounding district. It must be considered a Furness surname.
1597. Elizabeth Knype, of Warton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
— William Knype, of Cartmel: Stockdale's Annals of Cartmel.
1601. Baptised — Marie, d. Isaac Knypp: St. Mary, Ulverston.
1612. Jenkin Knype, of Hawkshead: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1661. William Knipe, of Grysdale: ibid.
Agnes Knipe, of Town-end, widow, 1608: Wills at Chester.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnípa] This is more especially a North-Lancashire and Westmoreland surname.
Simon de Gnype.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1314.
A mountain in Ayrshire-parish of New Crunnock.
From the Old Norse, Kneif; nickname from the Dutch, Knip; from the German, Kniep; a personal name.
Knipe Demographics
Knipe Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Knipe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knipe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knipe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knipe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knipe is the 91,783rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. The last name Knipe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Knipe are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Knipe is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,129 people, or 1 in 170,248. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Knipe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Knipe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knipe last name grew 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Knipe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Knipe last name is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Knipe surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Knipe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning R 382,440 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,284 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniepe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Knippe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kneipe | 91 | 15 | / |
| Knip | 89 | 962 | / |
| Knipher | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kneiper | 83 | 19 | / |
| Knaippe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knipfez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinnipe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knippee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kneippe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knisper | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knipp | 80 | 6,755 | / |
| Kneip | 80 | 4,675 | / |
| Knape | 80 | 3,756 | / |
| Kniep | 80 | 2,002 | / |
| Knips | 80 | 1,139 | / |
| Knaip | 80 | 107 | / |
| Knipf | 80 | 68 | / |
| Knupe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Knijp | 80 | 42 | / |
| Knipa | 80 | 37 | / |
| Knieb | 80 | 34 | / |
| Knitp | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cnipe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knepe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kneipper | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kneipher | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kneipfer | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khneipes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knappe | 73 | 7,800 | / |
| Kneipp | 73 | 1,870 | / |
| Knippa | 73 | 577 | / |
| Knuppe | 73 | 371 | / |
| Knüppe | 73 | 236 | / |
| Knaupe | 73 | 215 | / |
| Knipps | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kneppe | 73 | 103 | / |
| Knaipp | 73 | 81 | / |
| Knaape | 73 | 54 | / |
| Knyper | 73 | 28 | / |
| Knahpe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Knoupe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kneper | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kniepp | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kniepf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Knyspe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knäppe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneepe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knespe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knippi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kennieppe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knäpper | 67 | 628 | / |
| Kneuper | 67 | 549 | / |
| Knep | 67 | 151 | / |
| Knüpper | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kneaper | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kneb | 67 | 28 | / |
| Knepher | 67 | 16 | / |
| Knauper | 67 | 13 | / |
| Knueppe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knesper | 67 | 7 | / |
| Knib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Knuppei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knyp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knoepfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnipz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knetper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuppie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoyper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knapfee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneippa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneyper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneapey | 67 | 0 | / |
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