# Knopf (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/knopf/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,556 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,188 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 120,792 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (2,534 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopf.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Knopf in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Knopf in the United States.

## People named Knopf

- Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher (1892–1984)
- Edwin H. Knopf, American film director, producer and screenwriter (1899–1981)
- Eleanora Knopf, American geologist

## Similar surnames

Knopp, Knop, Knoop, Kemp, Knapp, Kempf, Knepp, Kamp, Knipp, Knipe, Kump, Knupp.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.