Knock

See also: knock

English

Etymology

(Ireland, Scotland, Cumbria) from Irish cnoc and Scottish Gaelic cnoc

Proper noun

Knock

1. A suburb and ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2. A townland in Drumcliff civil parish, County Clare, Ireland.
3. A town and civil parish of County Mayo, Ireland, location of the Knock Shrine.
4. A settlement in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5552).
5. A village on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4931).
6. A village in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6827).
7. A surname.

Translations

townland in County Clare

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諾克／诺克 (Nuòkè)

• Irish: An Cnoc m

town and civil parish in County Mayo

• Irish: Cnoc Mhuire m

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knock is the 34427^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Knock is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 324.