Knorr
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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.