How common is the surname Knauff?

1,154 people in the United States had the surname Knauff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. It ranked 22,334th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knauff?

Jack Norworth, American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959).

Where is the surname Knauff most common?

Wikidata records people named Knauff in the United States.

Is the surname Knauff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,154 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Knauff

A surname, carried by 1,154 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K510

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knauff is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,154 people named Knauff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

#22,334

rank among US surnames

1,154

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,039)

Who is named Knauff

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

96% of people named Knauff identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knauffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Norworth
American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Knauff

Knauff has the Soundex code K510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K510.

Questions

How common is the surname Knauff?: 1,154 people in the United States had the surname Knauff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,544 Americans. It ranked 22,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knauff?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Knauff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Knauff?: Jack Norworth, American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959).
Where is the surname Knauff most common?: Wikidata records people named Knauff in the United States.
Is the surname Knauff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,154 in 2010, down 0.9%.