Knudsen is used as a family name or surname in Norway, Germany, Denmark. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knudsen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Norway, Germany, Denmark
Meaning:

The son of Knud or Canute meaning "hill" or "white-haired".

How popular is Knudsen?

Knudsen is common in Denmark, United States, Norway, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Greenland, England, Argentina, New Zealand, Thailand, Brazil, Faroe Islands.

Knudsen is ranked 10945 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Knudsen bearers increased by 2.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 9104 since 2000, the surname slipped by 223 spots and ranked at 3898. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.73 95.58
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.67
Others 1.54 1.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.03 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.7
Black 0.24 0.2
Knudsen is quite popular family name mostly used in Denmark while Greenland is ahead in terms of density. Around 51382 people have been found who wears Knudsen as their family name. Knudsen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Knudsen:
19 Denmark25,357
3,503 United States12,888
Countries with thousands of Knudsen:
52 Norway7,201
3,974 Canada1,211
9,197 Germany1,109
Countries with hundreds of Knudsen:
1,283 Sweden656
6,756 Australia490
26 Greenland437
18,215 England262
14,355 Argentina250
3,446 New Zealand231
72,834 Thailand170
46,468 Brazil156
74 Faroe Islands105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,940 Spain89
100,617 France78
54,178 South Africa68
780 Iceland52
15,036 Switzerland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,706 Portugal47
5,782 Estonia42
33,354 Belgium41
6,884 Singapore34
2,066 Costa Rica34
49,681 Malaysia26
11,205 Scotland25
19,707 Finland22
62,169 Netherlands19
311,782 Russia16
12,021 Ireland14
112,031 Poland14
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
17,636 Ecuador11
6,554 China11
3,850 Nicaragua11
110,230 Italy11
28,985 Peru11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
67,454 Austria10
57,975 Israel9
30,726 Qatar9
1,286 Bermuda7
238,248 Philippines7
97,842 Czechia7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Dorothea Knudsen was 14 years old when she migrated to United States on June 30, 1855. She lived in Germany where she worked as daughter and took Donau from Hamburg. 19 years old Hans Knudsen, Ingborg Knudsen, aged 37, Paul Knudsen, aged 56, Peter Knudsen (10), Farmer Oo. Knudsen, Sophie Knudsen (28), 56 years old Chr. Knudsen, Daughter Christiane Knudsen, and 154 other Knudsen around 43.53% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and spinster, joiner, clerk, seaman, servant migrated to US.

Knudsen Namesakes

  • Gunnar Knudsen, Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party
  • Per Holm Knudsen, Danish writer, teacher and psychotherapist
  • Konrad Knudsen, Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
  • Semon Knudsen, prominent American automobile executive
  • Valdemar Knudsen, sugarcane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii
  • Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, folklorist, lawyer and politician
  • Kai Knudsen, Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party
  • Thor Knudsen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Eric Knudsen, professor of neurobiology at Stanford University
  • Børre Knudsen, Norwegian Lutheran priest noted for his pro-life activism
  • Peter Christian Knudsen, leader of the Danish Social Democratic party
  • Knud Leonard Knudsen, Norwegian gymnast
  • Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, Danish researcher in cryptography
  • Jens Martin Knudsen, Danish astrophysicist
  • Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist
  • William S. Knudsen, leading automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II
  • Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor
  • Christopher Knudsen, Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party
  • Grete Knudsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Vern Oliver Knudsen, American acoustical physicist
  • Ulf Erik Knudsen, Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party
  • Keith Knudsen, American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter
  • Peggy Knudsen, American character actress
  • Knut Knudsen, retired Norwegian road and track cyclist
  • Annan Knudsen, Norwegian sailor and rower
  • Tommy Knudsen, former Motorcycle speedway rider

Knudsen Namesakes

  • Gunnar Knudsen, Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party
  • Per Holm Knudsen, Danish writer, teacher and psychotherapist
  • Konrad Knudsen, Norwegian painter, journalist, and parliamentarian
  • Semon Knudsen, prominent American automobile executive
  • Valdemar Knudsen, sugarcane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii
  • Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, folklorist, lawyer and politician
  • Kai Knudsen, Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party
  • Thor Knudsen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Eric Knudsen, professor of neurobiology at Stanford University
  • Børre Knudsen, Norwegian Lutheran priest noted for his pro-life activism
  • Peter Christian Knudsen, leader of the Danish Social Democratic party
  • Knud Leonard Knudsen, Norwegian gymnast
  • Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, Danish researcher in cryptography
  • Jens Martin Knudsen, Danish astrophysicist
  • Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist
  • William S. Knudsen, leading automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II
  • Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor
  • Christopher Knudsen, Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party
  • Grete Knudsen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Vern Oliver Knudsen, American acoustical physicist
  • Ulf Erik Knudsen, Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party
  • Keith Knudsen, American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter
  • Peggy Knudsen, American character actress
  • Knut Knudsen, retired Norwegian road and track cyclist
  • Annan Knudsen, Norwegian sailor and rower
  • Tommy Knudsen, former Motorcycle speedway rider

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