Knutson Surname
Approximately 26,465 people bear this surname
Knutson Surname Definition:
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Knut or Canute (hill, or white-haired).
Read More About This SurnameKnutson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,105 | 1:15,037 | 1,890 |
| Canada | 1,557 | 1:23,664 | 3,223 |
| Sweden | 253 | 1:38,920 | 3,107 |
| Norway | 191 | 1:26,923 | 3,673 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,739 | 1:28,878 | 3,523 |
Knutson (39) may also be a first name.
Knutson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Knut or Canute (hill, or white-haired).
User-submitted Reference
The surname is patronymic. meaning 'son of Knut/Knud/Canute'. Knut derives from the Old Norse, knútr, meaning 'knot'.
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Knutson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knutson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knutson (Russian: Кнутсон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knutson? popularity and diffusion
Knutson is the 20,657th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 275,365 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Knutson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Knutson is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 24,105 people, or 1 in 15,037. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 23 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Knutson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knutson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knutson last name expanded 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knutson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Knutson last name are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Knutson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning 414,026 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsson | 93 | 6,689 | / |
| Knudtson | 93 | 2,292 | / |
| Knuthson | 93 | 42 | / |
| Knustson | 93 | 4 | / |
| Knutzson | 93 | 2 | / |
| Knutsoon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Knutsonn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Knuttson | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kneutson | 93 | 0 | / |
| Knutdson | 93 | 0 | / |
| Knoutson | 93 | 0 | / |
| Knnutson | 93 | 0 | / |
| Knuthsson | 88 | 3 | / |
| Knutssson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Knutssonn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kneudtson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knutsen | 86 | 13,040 | / |
| Knudson | 86 | 11,194 | / |
| Knutzon | 86 | 77 | / |
| Knotson | 86 | 7 | / |
| Knuzson | 86 | 3 | / |
| Knutsom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Knucson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Knutsén | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knutsèn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knutsun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knutsonová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Knudtsen | 80 | 236 | / |
| Knudtzon | 80 | 222 | / |
| Knuttsen | 80 | 121 | / |
| Knuhtsen | 80 | 107 | / |
| Knútsson | 80 | 57 | / |
| Knuthsen | 80 | 32 | / |
| Knutssen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knudsson | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knodtson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knoutsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knutdsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knutscen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knuidson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knootson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kneudson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knoudson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knudsen | 71 | 51,384 | / |
| Knutzen | 71 | 2,507 | / |
| Knutzén | 71 | 7 | / |
| Knotsen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Knudzon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knudsun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knodson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knudsan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knudtzen | 67 | 76 | / |
| Knuttzen | 67 | 70 | / |
| Knudssen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knudseen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneudsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knuitzen | 67 | 0 | / |
Knutson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knutson in the Russian language | ||
| Кнутсон | knutson | - |
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Footnotes
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