How common is the surname Knauer?

2,171 people in the United States had the surname Knauer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,214 Americans. It ranked 13,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Knauer?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Knauer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Knauer?

Friedrich Knauer, Austrian zoologist (1850–1926).

Where is the surname Knauer most common?

Wikidata records people named Knauer in Austria.

Is the surname Knauer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,171 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Knauer

A surname, carried by 2,171 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knauer is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,171 people named Knauer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,214 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,135.

#13,911

rank among US surnames

2,171

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,128)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,903	Montesinos	2,172	142,148
#13,911	Forcier	2,171	142,214
#13,916	Luper	2,170	142,279

Who is named Knauer

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

96% of people named Knauer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knauers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Friedrich Knauer
Austrian zoologist (1850–1926)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Knauer

Knauer has the Soundex code K560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K560.

Questions

How common is the surname Knauer?: 2,171 people in the United States had the surname Knauer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,214 Americans. It ranked 13,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knauer?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Knauer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Knauer?: Friedrich Knauer, Austrian zoologist (1850–1926).
Where is the surname Knauer most common?: Wikidata records people named Knauer in Austria.
Is the surname Knauer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,171 in 2010, up 1.7%.