How common is the surname Knowlton?

8,157 people in the United States had the surname Knowlton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,850 Americans. It ranked 4,354th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Knowlton?

Charles Knowlton, American physician, atheist, writer and birth control advocate.

Where is the surname Knowlton most common?

Wikidata records people named Knowlton in the United States.

Is the surname Knowlton getting more or less common?

More common. 7,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,157 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Knowlton

An English place surname, carried by 8,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K543

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knowlton is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Knowlton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,157 people named Knowlton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,850 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,931.

#4,354

rank among US surnames

8,157

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,133)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,345	Menchaca	8,169	37,795
#4,346	Caudle	8,167	37,804
#4,347	Loftus	8,166	37,809
#4,348	Palermo	8,165	37,813
#4,351	Leclair	8,162	37,827
#4,352	Sammons	8,161	37,832
#4,353	An	8,160	37,836

Who is named Knowlton

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

91% of people named Knowlton identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Knowltons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Knowlton
American physician, atheist, writer and birth control advocate, 1800–1850

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Knowlton come from?: From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
How common is the surname Knowlton?: 8,157 people in the United States had the surname Knowlton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,850 Americans. It ranked 4,354th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Knowlton?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Knowlton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Knowlton?: Charles Knowlton, American physician, atheist, writer and birth control advocate.
Where is the surname Knowlton most common?: Wikidata records people named Knowlton in the United States.
What type of surname is Knowlton?: Knowlton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Knowlton getting more or less common?: More common. 7,931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,157 in 2010, up 2.8%.