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The Knopf surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,556 people carried this name — #12,188 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 114,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,534 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 222 people named Knopf.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Haut-Rhin 77
Bas-Rhin 67
Paris 23
Territoire de Belfort 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Moselle 5
Seine-et-Marne 5
Marne 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

162 people named Knopf live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 29
Zurich 23
Vaud 22
Bern 17
Fribourg 14
Lucerne 13
Solothurn 12
Thurgau 11

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

94 people named Knopf have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 128 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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

Where they live today

Greater Poland 29
Lubusz 17
Pomeranian 12
Lower Silesian 9
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Silesian 7
West Pomeranian 6
Warmian-Masurian 5

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

In the Nordic population registers

40 people named Knopf is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 40

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Knopf in American newspapers,
1902–1921.

Newspaper page from The Daily Commonwealth carrying the name Knopf
The Daily Commonwealth 1916-10-27
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Knopf
Great Falls Tribune 1921-08-28
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Knopf
The Butte Inter Mountain 1902-10-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,402 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Knopf,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Philip Knopf
    Philip Knopf 1847–1920 · politician
  • Heinrich Knopf 1560–1609
  • Johann Knopf 1634–1691 · deacon
  • Jean Xavier Knopff 1755–1835 · politician
  • Mikhail Platonovich Knopf 1846–1910 · architect
  • Otto Knopf 1856–1945 · astronomer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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