Knoll Surname

11,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Knoll Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knoll.' from residence thereon; Middle English knol, a hill, a summit. The final 's' in Knowles, Knollys, etc., may be patronymic, as in Brooks, Styles, Holmes, &c, corresponding to Jones, Williams, &c, in surnames of the baptismal class.

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Knoll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,5351:3,421367
United States13,9431:25,9963,266
Austria3,9531:2,154175
Canada9521:38,7034,858
Brazil8421:254,2459,795
France6181:107,48015,949
Italy4661:131,23821,171
Argentina4271:100,1028,441
South Africa3001:180,59219,818
Netherlands2851:59,25310,202
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Switzerland2591:31,7104,717
Hungary2561:38,3454,146
Poland2311:164,54023,002
Czechia2291:46,4347,731
England981:568,55234,674
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Norway511:100,82913,689
Israel461:186,03618,427
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Chile241:734,02016,565
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Finland81:687,08836,047
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6151:31,0953,750

Knoll (134) may also be a first name.

Knoll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knoll.' from residence thereon; Middle English knol, a hill, a summit. The final 's' in Knowles, Knollys, etc., may be patronymic, as in Brooks, Styles, Holmes, &c, corresponding to Jones, Williams, &c, in surnames of the baptismal class.

Roger de la Cnolle, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Cnolle, Dorset, ibid.

Robert de la Cnolle, Sussex, ibid.

John atte Knolle. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Cecilia de Knolle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Knoll, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Knoll, 1379: ibid.

Robert de Knollys, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.

1583. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Knowlles: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1598-9. Married — Robert Knowels and Mary Wryght: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

A form of Knox current in Aberdeen. Knowls 1808.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at a (Round) Hillock or Hill-Top [Old English cnoll] (Anglo-Latin) There has prob. been some confusion with Noll, q.v., also Noel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Hill Top” in Old English (Cnoll). Also “Bulb” in German (Knolle).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at the top of the hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The top of a hill. Knowl, in Cornish-British, is a promontory, hill, or eminence, a projection of hilly ground.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Knoll: (Anglo-Saxon cnoll), a small round hill; hence Knowles, Knowlers, Knowlman, and Knollys, when not from Oliver.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

Knöll, in Old German, is a similar word to the current English knoll, which is a small mound of earth. Knöll was a slang term for peasant or farmer, which was someone who worked in the dirt. It was the equivalent of calling someone a 'clod of dirt'.

- jcknoell

Knoll Last Name Facts

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

Knoll (Arabic: كنول, Russian: Кнолл) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Knoll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoll? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,890th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 154,188 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Knoll are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Knoll is also the 800,975th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 134 people.

The surname Knoll is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 23,535 people, or 1 in 3,421. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Knoll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knoll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knoll surname grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knoll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knoll last name are 16.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knoll earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.45% more than the national average, earning 430,709 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning R 230,496 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knolle911,127/
Knoell91823/
Kknoll910/
Knoull910/
Knol898,564/
Knull801,055/
Knall80780/
Knold80239/
Knohl80118/
Knüll8037/
Khnol8028/
Knole8013/
Knoel808/
Knool806/
Knotl806/
Knoul804/
Knolt803/
Knãll801/
Knuol801/
Knolp800/
Knollová77249/
Kinnoull775/
Knollova774/
Knochell771/
Knoyle73106/
Knosel7340/
Kennol7312/
Knotel7311/
Kinnol738/
Knnoel732/
Knolth732/
Knoole732/
Knulld732/
Khngol731/
Knoult730/
Knoule730/
Knochel67756/
Knul67332/
Knolová6767/
Knal6734/
Knutell679/
Knúl671/
Cnol671/
Knottel671/
Kimnall671/
Kennall671/
Kinnull670/
Kinnall670/

Knoll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knoll in the Russian language
Кноллknoll-
Knoll in the Arabic language
كنولknwl-

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Knoll Reference & Research

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