Knowles
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English
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Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Knowles (countable and uncountable, plural Knowleses)
- (countable) A surname from Middle English.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.
- A small town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knowles is the 1239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28460 individuals. Knowles is most common among White (81.01%) and Black/African American (13.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knowles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.