Knoch surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Knoch surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 956 people carried this name — #24,513 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

56 people named Knoch have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 70 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Podlaskie.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Podlaskie 25
Pomeranian 20
Łódź 5
Masovian 2
Opole 2
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Knoch.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Bas-Rhin 22
Moselle 6
Aisne 4
Paris 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Yvelines 2
Haut-Rhin 1
Ardennes 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Knoch live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

St. Gallen 8
Zurich 7
Aargau 5
Lucerne 5
Thurgau 5
Bern 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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