How common is the surname Knickerbocker?

2,834 people in the United States had the surname Knickerbocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,943 Americans. It ranked 11,163rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knickerbocker?

Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker, American journalist and author (1898-1949).

Where is the surname Knickerbocker most common?

Wikidata records people named Knickerbocker in the United States.

Is the surname Knickerbocker getting more or less common?

More common. 2,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,834 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Knickerbocker

A surname, carried by 2,834 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex K526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knickerbocker is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,834 people named Knickerbocker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,943 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,776.

#11,163

rank among US surnames

2,834

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,595)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,156	Ranieri	2,837	108,828
#11,158	Stirling	2,836	108,867
#11,160	Helland	2,835	108,905
#11,163	Pittenger	2,834	108,943
#11,168	Dewar	2,833	108,982
#11,170	Gines	2,832	109,020

Who is named Knickerbocker

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

96% of people named Knickerbocker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knickerbockers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker
American journalist and author (1898-1949)

Questions

How common is the surname Knickerbocker?: 2,834 people in the United States had the surname Knickerbocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,943 Americans. It ranked 11,163rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knickerbocker?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Knickerbocker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Knickerbocker?: Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker, American journalist and author (1898-1949).
Where is the surname Knickerbocker most common?: Wikidata records people named Knickerbocker in the United States.
Is the surname Knickerbocker getting more or less common?: More common. 2,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,834 in 2010, up 2.1%.