Knorr
See also: knorr
English edit
Etymology edit
Dutch and German surname, from the root of Middle Dutch and Middle Low German cnorre, knorre (“protruberance, knot”). See gnarled.
Proper noun edit
Knorr (plural Knorrs)
- A surname.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 57:
- ...K-N-O-R-R, a very strange name indeed...
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knorr is the 7665th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4333 individuals. Knorr is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knorr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.