How common is the surname Knotts?

7,232 people in the United States had the surname Knotts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,692 Americans. It ranked 4,872nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knotts?

Don Knotts, American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006).

Where is the surname Knotts most common?

Wikidata records people named Knotts in the United States.

Is the surname Knotts getting more or less common?

More common. 7,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,232 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Knotts

A surname, carried by 7,232 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knotts is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,232 people named Knotts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,692 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,044.

#4,872

rank among US surnames

7,232

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,606)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,868	Molloy	7,238	42,656
#4,870	Kester	7,237	42,662
#4,871	Harwell	7,234	42,680
#4,872	Knotts	7,232	42,692

Who is named Knotts

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

86% of people named Knotts identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knottss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Knotts
American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Knotts

Kontos

Knotts has the Soundex code K532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K532.

Questions

How common is the surname Knotts?: 7,232 people in the United States had the surname Knotts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,692 Americans. It ranked 4,872nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knotts?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Knotts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Knotts?: Don Knotts, American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006).
Where is the surname Knotts most common?: Wikidata records people named Knotts in the United States.
Is the surname Knotts getting more or less common?: More common. 7,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,232 in 2010, up 2.7%.