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The surname Knick

A surname, carried by 1,004 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knick is more common than 84.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,004 people named Knick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,048.

#24,802
rank among US surnames
1,004
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
-4.2%
change since 2000 (was #22,821)

Who is named Knick

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

94% of people named Knick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
  • Two or more races 2.1%
  • 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.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Knick

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

Questions

How common is the surname Knick?
1,004 people in the United States had the surname Knick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. It ranked 24,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knick?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Knick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Knick getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,004 in 2010, down 4.2%.