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    The surname Knutson

    A surname, carried by 16,910 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K532

    Knutson: #2,145 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Knutson #2,145, 16,910 people Knutson: #2,145 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Knutson #2,145, 16,910 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Knutson is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,910 people named Knutson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,258 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,560.

    #2,145
    rank among US surnames
    16,910
    people in 2010
    5.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,009)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,136Hoffmann16,96618,198
    #2,137Lunsford16,96218,202
    #2,138Grayson16,94618,219
    #2,139Finney16,93918,227
    #2,140Bueno16,93618,230
    #2,141Cottrell16,93018,237
    #2,142Whitlock16,92718,240

    Who is named Knutson

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

    96% of people named Knutson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Knutsons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Harold Knutson
      American politician (1880-1953)
    • Coya Knutson
      American politician (1912-1996)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Knutson

    Knutson 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 Knutson?
    16,910 people in the United States had the surname Knutson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,258 Americans. It ranked 2,145th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Knutson?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Knutson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Knutson?
    Harold Knutson, American politician (1880-1953), followed by Coya Knutson.
    Where is the surname Knutson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Knutson in the United States.
    Is the surname Knutson getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,910 in 2010, up 2.1%.