Knowles
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKnowles (countable and uncountable, plural Knowleses)
- (countable) A surname from Middle English.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.
- A small town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knowles is the 1239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28460 individuals. Knowles is most common among White (81.01%) and Black/African American (13.19%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knowles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊlz
- Rhymes:English/əʊlz/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Middle English
- en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA