Knolton Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knolton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knolton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Knolton (16) may also be a first name.

Knolton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knolton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knolton.

How Common Is The Last Name Knolton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knolton is the 1,041,601st most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Knolton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knolton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Knolton is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 38 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Georgia, where 16 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Knolton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knolton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knolton surname rose 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knolton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knolton surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.36% being registered with the political party.

Knolton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,309 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knolton
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