The Knittel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,254 people carried this name — #20,985 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,200 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Knittel surname
From Middle High German knüttel, from Old High German chnutil, ultimately from the root of Knoten (“knot”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Knittel» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 426 people named Knittel.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
76 people named Knittel live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
34 people named Knittel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Knittel.
- Kneib 249 · U.S. census
- Kneip 686 · U.S. census
- Knepper 3,930 · U.S. census
- Knezevic 561 · U.S. census
- Knight 136,713 · U.S. census
- Knipper 551 · U.S. census
- Knoblauch 1,670 · U.S. census
- Knobloch 2,282 · U.S. census
- Knoch 916 · U.S. census
- Knochel 350 · U.S. census
- Knoderer 103 · U.S. census
- Knoerr 236 · U.S. census
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