How common is the last name Knowles?

27,231 people in the United States have the last name Knowles, about 1 in 10,976. It ranks #1,263 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KNOWLES

#1,263

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,231
About
1 in 10,976
This common or more
42.4%
Who bears it

Of the 27,231 people with the last name Knowles, 77.3% reported their origin as White, 13.4% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Knowles, most common first.

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