Knowles

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

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Etymology

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Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (hilltop, hillock).

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Knowles (countable and uncountable, plural Knowleses)

  1. (countable) A surname from Middle English.
  2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    1. An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.
    2. A small town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in the town of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

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  • 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.

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