Knowell Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Knowell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nowell'; v. Nowell and Knowlson.

1655. Married — John Knouell and Abigal Straley: St. Dionis Backchurch.

Knowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Knowell (164) may also be a first name.

Knowell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nowell'; v. Nowell and Knowlson.

1655. Married — John Knouell and Abigal Straley: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

For Nowell, Noel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knowell occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knowell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knowell is the 1,817,111th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Knowell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Knowell live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Knowell is also the 715,247th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 164 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Knowell is mostly found in: Florida, where 43 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Knowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knowell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 647 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knowell last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

Knowell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knowwell931/
Knoell92823/
Knowel9262/
Knowll925/
Knowill861/
Knowetl861/
Knuwell860/
Knowele860/
Knowl8324/
Knoel838/
Knowle77297/
Kneill7717/
Knaell776/
Knawel772/
Knnoel772/
Knuell771/
Kneall771/
Knowil771/
Knoull770/
Knowld770/
Kniell770/
Knovel770/
Knouel770/
Kneuwel711/
Knowled711/
Knavell711/
Knoobel710/
Kniel67550/
Knobl67410/
Kneil67127/
Kneal6776/
Kneel6745/
Knuel6728/
Kinniell679/
Kinnoull675/
Knoul674/
Kenneall672/
Knovl672/
Kneul671/
Kneubell671/
Knowlech671/
Knouchel670/
Kneisell670/
Knawl670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knowell
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