The Knop surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,786 people carried this name — #16,179 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,828 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
3,141 people named Knop have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 3,552 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 139 people named Knop live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 75 people named Knop live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Knop.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Yvelines.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
41 people named Knop live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 print
Knop in American newspapers,
1908–1911.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,732 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Knop,
with a public archive behind them.
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Olaus Jacobi Knop d. 1441 · Catholic priest
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Joseph Adalbert Knop 1805– · physician
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Wilhelm Knop 1817–1891 · chemist
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Adolf Knop 1828–1893 · teacher
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Kristian Knop 1857–1928 · politician
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Ladislav Knop 1869– · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Knop.
- 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
- Knoll 9,608 · U.S. census
- Knopf 2,556 · U.S. census
- Knorr 4,333 · U.S. census
- Knosp 175 · U.S. census
- Kobel 870 · U.S. census
- Kobi 167 · U.S. census
- Kobler 496 · U.S. census
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