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
Average Knipe Salary in
United States
$45,929 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knipe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knipe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knipe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knipe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 91,783rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. This last name is primarily found 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.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,129 people, or 1 in 170,248. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knipe last name expanded 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Knipe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Knipe surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.27% being 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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