Knocton Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Knocton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knocton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Knocton Last Name Facts

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

Knocton occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knocton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Knocton reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,473,824. In Canada it is mostly found in: Nova Scotia, where 96 percent live and British Columbia, where 4 percent live. Not including Canada Knocton exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Knocton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knocton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Knocton last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knocton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knocton surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Knocton earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,916 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knocton
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