The Knopp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,103 people carried this name — #8,080 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,068 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Knopp surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the knop’.

His entry covers Knope, Knopp and Knop.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 460 · public domain.

In Poland’s population register

415 people named Knopp have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 529 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 84
Opole 75
Silesian 72
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 66
Greater Poland 43
Lower Silesian 25
Warmian-Masurian 16
Lubusz 15

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 53 people named Knopp 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 36
Entre Ríos 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 39 people named Knopp.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Cher.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Cher 9
Moselle 8
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Nord 3
Haute-Garonne 2
Hauts-de-Seine 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

33 people named Knopp live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Stadt.

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

Where they live today

Basel-Stadt 9
Zurich 8
Bern 6
Graubünden 4
Basel-Landschaft 3
Thurgau 3

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 the Nordic population registers

59 people named Knopp is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 59

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

Knopp in American newspapers,
1893–1899.

Newspaper page from Wisconsin Vorwärts carrying the name Knopp
Wisconsin Vorwärts 1893-08-08
Newspaper page from Wiarus carrying the name Knopp
Wiarus 1899-08-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,404 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Knopp in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

3,137 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Knopp. The most, 599, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,077
Victoria 723
Tasmania 115
Western Australia 102
Queensland 75
South Australia 30
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Knopp.

Who carried it

People named Knopp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel M. Knopp d. 1922 · politician
  • Otto A. Knopp d. 1946 · engineer
  • Georg Knopp 1570–1622 · painter
  • Procopius Knopp 1698–1763 · librarian
  • Johann Herman Knopp 1701–1800
  • Nikolaus Knopp 1814–1865 · mayor

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

In the public record

People named Knopp,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States902 records

902 records of the Knopp name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 423
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 192
  • Other U.S. records 287
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry A. Knopp

    Born 1904 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; teamster. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1951, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ludwig Knopp

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Belgravia from Cuxhaven, aged 28; laborer. From Lipno, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roy E. Knopp

    Born 1931; from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 902 records for Knopp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany626 records

626 records of the Knopp name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 625
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Max Knopp

    Born 1887; from Ratibor, Oppeln. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Karl Knopp

    Emigrated to North America in 1863.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Knopp

    Born 1895; from Lugnian. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 30 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 626 records for Knopp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia86 records

86 records of the Knopp name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 40
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 39
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Myer George Knopp

    Gentleman of Preston, Victoria; died 1981.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Knopp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1888 aboard the Ormuz, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Bruno Knopp

    Born 1932, died 1994; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 86 records for Knopp in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands34 records

34 records of the Knopp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 27
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Peter Paul Knopp

    Married in 1937 in Amsterdam; tailor.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sophie Knopp

    In the population register of Zelasno; nun, born 1889 in Zelasno.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jozef Juliusz Knopp

    Died 1966 in Tegelen, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Knopp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France13 records

13 records of the Knopp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Knopp

    Born 1916 in Germany; died 1995 in Folschviller (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Robert Knopp

    Born 1922 in Bourges; died 1991 in Bourges (Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Knopp

    Born 1941 in Harnes; died 1994 in Bois-Bernard (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Knopp in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Knopp name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Knopp

    Died 2000; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Caroline Knopp

    Died 1934; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Samuel Knopp

    Died 1957; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Knopp in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Knopp name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Knopp

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. L. Knopp

    King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Knopp name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Martti Johannes Knopp

    Born 1920 in Ilomantsi; farmer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Ilomantsi.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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