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    The surname Knack

    A surname, carried by 862 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K520

    Knack: #27,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Knack #27,845, 862 people Knack: #27,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Knack #27,845, 862 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knack is more common than 82.8% of them.

    Origin

    German surname, variant of Knaack. Also as a German surname, from Bavarian genack (“neck”); see German Genick (“nape of the neck”), English neck.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 862 people named Knack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 902.

    #27,845
    rank among US surnames
    862
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #25,673)

    Who is named Knack

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Knack identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Knack

    Knack has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Knack come from?
    German surname, variant of Knaack. Also as a German surname, from Bavarian genack (“neck”); see German Genick (“nape of the neck”), English neck.
    How common is the surname Knack?
    862 people in the United States had the surname Knack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. It ranked 27,845th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Knack?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Knack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Knack getting more or less common?
    Less common. 902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 862 in 2010, down 4.4%.