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- Knowles - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Knowles
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Middle English
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knol (“hilltop, hillock”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Knowles
Rank #786
Frequency
0.04% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Knowles
Rank #1174
Frequency
27,380 people (10.15 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 83.65% Hispanic 1.79% Black 12.18% Asian/PI 0.43% Native Am. 0.46% Two+ 1.49%
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