Knapp is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knapp
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning: German Knappe, a lad, boy, servant, workman; a squire, whence Knave and Knapsack

How popular is Knapp?

Knapp is common in Germany.

Knapp is ranked 6636 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Knapp bearers increased by 1.221315 per cent in 2010 US census to 41771 since 2000, the surname slipped by 65 spots and ranked at 825. The last name was found in around 142 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.71 95.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.27 1.52
Others 1.36 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.39
Black 0.58 0.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.5
Knapp is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Austria is ahead in terms of density. Around 82186 people have been found who wears Knapp as their family name. Knapp is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
82,942 Zimbabwe8
8,411 Costa Rica4
2,720 South Korea3
3,224 Afghanistan3
4,915 Panama3
1,500,361 India2
6,900 Oman2
5,671 Guatemala2
8,593 Slovenia2
2,085 Nepal2
900 Laos2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
7,292 Vietnam1
1,542 Andorra1
165,773 Belarus1
123,175 Tanzania1
38,830 Morocco1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
6,212 Jamaica1
14,373 Jordan1
17,575 Kuwait1
40,340 Malaysia1
3,307 Malta1
3,993 El Salvador1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
25,721 Egypt1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
29,046 Japan1
3,071 Jersey1
10,683 Cyprus1
19,810 Croatia1
5,553 Taiwan1
472 Tonga1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
2,578 Guam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
6,376 Singapore47
4,813 Hong Kong47
15,525 Norway46
11,444 Portugal28
137,305 Ukraine26
2,645 Luxembourg26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
94,051 Kazakhstan19
5,663 Thailand18
369,956 Indonesia14
3,605 China12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,374 Chile99
126,983 Russia85
31,348 Spain78
32,530 Netherlands71
14,658 Israel71
8,532 Denmark69
5,450 Ireland60
26,687 Belgium59
Countries with hundreds of Knapp:
3,554 Australia862
9,170 Poland668
7,877 Mexico654
25,252 Philippines516
19,850 France490
2,250 Switzerland486
14,184 South Africa438
1,794 New Zealand419
2,842 Slovakia311
3,494 Sweden283
8,069 Czech Republic222
6,128 Hungary196
2,488 Wales158
4,108 Scotland144
53,156 Italy134
36,751 Argentina134
Countries with thousands of Knapp:
2,629 England2,990
197 Austria2,960
1,846 Canada2,746
7,640 Brazil1,828
Countries with ten thousands of Knapp:
734 United States49,806
411 Germany14,727
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jno. Knapp was 28 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 4, 1847. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as farmer and took Republic from London.

Comments

C
Caterina Vahle
Knapp is a name of Alsace and Lorraine families, resulting from the average German knappe, originally young nobleman who desires to become a knight, then with a pejorative sense, young man employed as a maid.

Knapp Namesakes

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  • Chauncey L. Knapp, U.S. representative
  • Willie Knapp, Jockey
  • Beau Knapp, Actor
  • In 2019, James Knapp played the role of Mason in horror, thriller flick The Young Cannibals.
  • A.J. Knapp portrayed pivotal role of Angel in 2017 family movie THE MASTER.

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