Knee is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knee
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Knee

How popular is Knee?

Knee is common in United States.

Knee is ranked 115449 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Knees grew by 13.5785 per cent to 1606 since 2000 and ranked 17530 after elevating 623 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.15 95.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.24 1.34
Others 2.05 0.92
Hispanic or Latino 1.99 0.85
Knee 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 Canada. Around 3506 people have been found who wears Knee as their family name. Knee is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
615,517 Russia6
90,215 Germany3
18,625 Japan2
12,161 Wales2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
19,046 Ireland2
26,123 Malaysia2
54,135 Philippines2
3,071 Jersey1
123,175 Tanzania1
21,562 Portugal1
34,581 Chile1
81,201 Switzerland1
8,859 Iraq1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
32,811 Sweden29
14,963 Scotland26
71,084 Czech Republic11
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with hundreds of Knee:
10,920 England575
8,972 Canada449
9,969 Australia280
21,535 South Africa274
Countries with thousands of Knee:
18,468 United States1,765
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ann Knee worked as dressmaker and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Rappahannock and arrived on June 17, 1851. Miner P. Knee, Mary Knee, aged 19, are other Knee that migrated to US.

Knee Namesakes

  • Abner Kneeland, Evangelist
  • Asiel Kneeland, Costume designer
  • Brewster Kneen, Author
  • Eamonn Sean Kneeland, Claudia Lizaldi's husband
  • John Kneen, Playwright
  • Krissy Kneen, Writer
  • Christian Knees, Professional Road Racing Cyclist
  • John Kneen, Playwright
  • Bernie Knee, Singer
  • Stillman Foster Kneeland, Author

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