Knowlton
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English
Etymology
From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Knowlton (countable and uncountable, plural Knowltons)
- A hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).
- A hamlet in Dover district, Kent, England.
- A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knowlton is the 4354th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8157 individuals. Knowlton is most common among White (90.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knowlton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.