Knot Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Aruba

Knot Surname Definition:

i) Local 'at the knot,' the summit of a rocky hill, from residence thereon; compare Knapp, Knaggs, and Knoll, all of similar origin, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Cnut' (Canute). (3) Nick.; v. Nott.

Richard Knotte, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Knot Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3501:108,59616,381
Netherlands3081:54,8289,429
Czechia2861:37,1806,123
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Iran1211:634,56634,558
Canada891:413,99536,402
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
India61:127,844,230863,365
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Knot (69) may also be a first name.

Knot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Local 'at the knot,' the summit of a rocky hill, from residence thereon; compare Knapp, Knaggs, and Knoll, all of similar origin, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Cnut' (Canute). (3) Nick.; v. Nott.

Richard Knotte, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Cnotte, Salop, ibid.

Robertus Knotte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Notte, 1379: ibid.

Isabella Notte, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Knot, 1379: ibid.

1662. Married — James Rokeby and Judith Knott: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

KNOUT: A ship of Knut the wealthy, citizen of Berwick, was carried off by Erlind, earl of Orkney, in 1156 (Orkneyinga Saga, Edinburgh, 1873, p. 161). Hugo Cnot granted an annual-rent of two shillings to the Priory of Inchcolm, c. 1210—29 (Inchcalm, p. 9). The name also occurs in records of Coldingham Priory as Cnoyt. Richard Knut witnessed resignation of the lands of Langholm and Brakanwra, 1281 (RHM., I, p. 11). Adum Knout and John Knout were burgesses of Roxburgh, 1296, and rendered homage in that year (Bain, II, p. 197,199). Isabele Knout of Roxburghshire also rendered homage (ibid., p. 200). Baring-Gould (p. 338) says the name is common enough in the north of England, and is an English form of Danish, Knot or Knud, that has been Latinized into Canute. Bardsley and Harrison give it also from Knut and (2) as local.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at a (Rocky) Hill- Top [N.Dial. English knot, a rocky sum­mit; Middle English knotte, Old English cnotta, a knot] 2 the (rare) Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cnotta [Old English cnotta, m., knot], corresp. to the Old Norse Knút-r (Canute), same meaning.

Richard Knotte.—Hundred Rolls

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Scandinavian Cnut or Canute, a personal name. Camden says that the sandpiper or knot-bird, derives its name from King Canute. Britannia, 971. And Drayton in his Polyolbion sings —

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Knott is a name which was represented in the 13th century, as Knotte and Knot, in Shropshire, Hunts, and Norfolk (H. R.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Knot Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 17 (2014)

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Knot Last Name Facts

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

Knot (Russian: Кнот) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,029th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. The last name Knot is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Knot are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Knot is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 69 people.

The surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 108,596. Not including Poland Knot occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Czechia, where 18 percent live.

Knot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knot surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Knot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Knot last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knot earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $37,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $65,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Knott8940,633/
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Knoost807/
Knoodt802/
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Knouth802/
Knot's802/
Knotss801/
Knocht801/
Knoutz801/
Knnots801/
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Knoozt800/
Knut751,533/
Knod75426/
Knat7597/
Cnot751/
Knotová73306/
Knotova736/
Knotsch732/
Kenngot731/
Kennott730/
Knuth6713,121/
Knaut671,128/
Knutt67426/
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Kenngott67281/
Knuit67172/
Knats67121/
Knute67111/
Knuyt6771/
Knuut6754/
Kneut6751/
Knoud6728/
Knudt6726/
Knate6724/
Knath6723/
Knothová6723/
Khnat6721/
Knottová6715/
Knuht673/
Knood672/
Knatp672/
Knutp671/
Knocz671/
Knodd671/
Khnut671/
Knadt671/
Kingnote671/
Knottova671/
Knüth671/
Qunot671/
Cnoth671/
Knaht670/
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Knot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knot in the Russian language
Кнотknot-

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