Knock Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Knock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten-oak,' from residence beside some specially prominent oak-tree. The surname at first was Noke or Nock). Then by imitation it became Knock. (2) Local, 'at the knock,' a hill, a knoll; Celtic and Gaelic, cnoc, 'collis' (Lower).

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Knock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9321:388,90434,194
England9271:60,1067,144
South Africa4721:114,78313,746
Australia3571:75,6188,847
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Wales471:65,8415,810
Israel431:199,01519,367
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
France181:3,690,151224,666
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:44,0785,490
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Knock (57) may also be a first name.

Knock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten-oak,' from residence beside some specially prominent oak-tree. The surname at first was Noke or Nock). Then by imitation it became Knock. (2) Local, 'at the knock,' a hill, a knoll; Celtic and Gaelic, cnoc, 'collis' (Lower).

Tenentes de la Knocke, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1717. Married — Robert Knock and Sarah Keete: Canterbury Cath.

1788. — Robert Pattle and Charlotte Knocke: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — William Taylor and Caroline Knocke: ibid.

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

(Celtic) Dweller at a Hill [Gaelic and Irish cnoc] Occasionally, as in Knock Hill, Banff­shire, the English equivalent is affixed to the Celtic word.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hill; a knoll. Celtic and Gaelic, cnoc, collis. De la Knocke. H.R. See Knox.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prom Gael, cnoc, a hillock, knoll, eminence, hill. In H.R. we find a De la Knocke.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Knjúkr; from the German, Knoch; from the Dutch, Knoek; from the Danish, Knock; a personal name.

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

Knock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knock (Arabic: نوك) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 144,603rd most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Knock reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.

Knock is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 388,904. In The United States Knock is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 16 percent reside, South Dakota, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Knock occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Knock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knock has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 261 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knock surname are 29.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knock earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.86% more than the national average, earning R 358,500 per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knocke911,043/
Knockc911/
Knotck910/
Knoock910/
Knok89136/
Knoc895/
Kinnock8329/
Knochke832/
Kennock831/
Knoke803,851/
Knack802,752/
Knook801,125/
Knokh8045/
Khnok8010/
Knoct804/
Knoic802/
Knosk800/
Kennocks770/
Knaack735,511/
Knacke73219/
Knoske7386/
Knokke7320/
Knooke7314/
Kimnok733/
Knnack732/
Knousc731/
Kinnok731/
Khnokh731/
Knooks731/
Kemnok731/
Knatck730/
Knouke730/
Knotke730/
Knauck730/
Knak672,523/
Kingnok67703/
Knog67391/
Kengnok67180/
Kaennok67175/
Knokova6720/
Cnoc674/
Cnok672/
Kiennok671/
Cinnock671/
Kinnoke671/
Kennack670/

Knock Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knock in the Arabic language
نوكnwk-

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