Kanouse

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Knaus.

Proper noun

Kanouse (plural Kanouses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanouse is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Kanouse is most common among White (96.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kanouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273.