Knipe Surname

91,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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.

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Knipe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1291:170,24817,203
South Africa1,0781:50,2586,377
England9041:61,6357,273
Northern Ireland3301:5,5911,041
Australia3271:82,5569,565
Canada1821:202,44819,751
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Wales471:65,8415,810
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha391:15033
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Falkland Islands41:783169
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1701:26,0582,782
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3941:61,8667,203
Wales321:49,0132,509
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5591:89,8379,274

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A mountain in Ayrshire-parish of New Crunnock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Kneif; nickname from the Dutch, Knip; from the German, Kniep; a personal name.

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

Knipe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knipe occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knipe.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knipe is the 91,783rd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. The surname Knipe is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Knipe live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Knipe is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,129 people, or 1 in 170,248. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Knipe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knipe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knipe surname 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 declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Knipe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Knipe surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.27% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniepe9120/
Knippe9120/
Kneipe9115/
Knip89962/
Knipher8323/
Kneiper8319/
Knaippe832/
Knipfez831/
Kinnipe830/
Knippee830/
Kneippe830/
Knisper830/
Knipp806,755/
Kneip804,675/
Knape803,756/
Kniep802,002/
Knips801,139/
Knaip80107/
Knipf8068/
Knupe8048/
Knijp8042/
Knipa8037/
Knieb8034/
Knitp803/
Cnipe801/
Knepe800/
Kneipper7761/
Kneipher7720/
Kneipfer777/
Khneipes774/
Knappe737,800/
Kneipp731,870/
Knippa73577/
Knuppe73371/
Knüppe73236/
Knaupe73215/
Knipps73136/
Kneppe73103/
Knaipp7381/
Knaape7354/
Knyper7328/
Knahpe7312/
Knoupe7311/
Kneper739/
Kniepp738/
Kniepf735/
Knyspe732/
Knäppe731/
Kneepe730/
Knespe730/
Kneipf730/
Knippi730/
Kennieppe710/
Knäpper67628/
Kneuper67549/
Knep67151/
Knüpper6749/
Kneaper6731/
Kneb6728/
Knepher6716/
Knauper6713/
Knueppe6711/
Knesper677/
Knib676/
Knuppei674/
Knyp673/
Knoepfe671/
Kemnipz671/
Knetper671/
Knuppie671/
Knoyper671/
Knjp671/
Knhp671/
Knapfee670/
Kneippa670/
Kneyper670/
Kneapey670/

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