Knock is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knock
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Knock

How popular is Knock?

Knock is ranked 126683 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Knocks plummeted by 2.806499 per cent to 658 since 2000 and slipped by 2298 spots and ranked at 34427. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.64 90.1
Others 3.34 2.95
Black 1.98 2.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.52 2.22
Knock is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in British Virgin Islands. Around 3129 people have been found who wears Knock as their family name. Knock is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
746,494 India7
90,215 Germany3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
12,161 Wales2
139,444 Brazil2
91,784 Netherlands2
4,164 Vietnam2
405 British Virgin Islands2
18,718 Thailand2
810,193 Indonesia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
11,923 Slovenia1
15,705 Cameroon1
25,721 Egypt1
1,254 Gibraltar1
42,479 Greece1
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
36,814 Romania1
36,678 Singapore1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
205,048 Russia43
18,889 New Zealand26
11,387 Ireland22
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with hundreds of Knock:
32,889 United States884
8,044 South Africa804
8,859 England742
11,280 Australia247
20,655 Canada172
77,708 France122
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Knock worked as workman while Edd. Knock was Workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 36 years old Edd. embarked for USA from Liverpool on Constellation and arrived on October 24, 1849.

Knock Namesakes

  • Anthony Knockaert, Soccer player
  • Bobbie Knockers, Film actor
  • Elsie Knocker, Nurse
  • Gregorius Grim Knockelkatt, Musical Artist
  • Elsie Knocker, Nurse
  • Elsie Knocker, Nurse

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