How common is the surname Knaus?

2,047 people in the United States had the surname Knaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,828 Americans. It ranked 14,558th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knaus?

Hermann Knaus, Austrian surgeon and gynecologist (1892–1970).

Where is the surname Knaus most common?

Wikidata records people named Knaus in Austria.

Is the surname Knaus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,047 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Knaus

A German surname, carried by 2,047 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knaus is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Knaus.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,047 people named Knaus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,828 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,953.

#14,558

rank among US surnames

2,047

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,134)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,549	Gammill	2,048	150,755
#14,558	McCardle	2,047	150,828
#14,564	Copas	2,046	150,902

Who is named Knaus

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

94% of people named Knaus identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knauss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hermann Knaus
Austrian surgeon and gynecologist (1892–1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Kanouse

Surnames that sound like Knaus

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Knaus come from?: Borrowed from German Knaus.
How common is the surname Knaus?: 2,047 people in the United States had the surname Knaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,828 Americans. It ranked 14,558th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knaus?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Knaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Knaus?: Hermann Knaus, Austrian surgeon and gynecologist (1892–1970).
Where is the surname Knaus most common?: Wikidata records people named Knaus in Austria.
Is the surname Knaus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,047 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of Knaus?: Kanouse.