The Knutson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,910 people carried this name — #2,145 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 16,560 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

234 people named Knutson is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 234

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

Knutson in American newspapers,
1924.

Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Knutson
The Washington Daily News 1924-05-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Knutson
The Washington Times 1924-03-10
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Knutson
The Washington Times 1924-05-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Knutson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

502 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Knutson. The most, 176, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 141
Tasmania 93
Western Australia 78
Queensland 64
Victoria 56
South Australia 31
ACT (Canberra) 26
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Knutson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johan Knutson
    Johan Knutson 1816–1899 · painter
  • Tormod Knutson
    Tormod Knutson 1863–1955 · writer
  • Harold Knutson
    Harold Knutson 1880–1953 · politician
  • Dag Knutson
    Dag Knutson 1898–1985 · physician
  • Greta Knutson
    Greta Knutson 1899–1983 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 70 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Knutson,
in the records of 6 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 States1,033 records

1,033 records of the Knutson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 371
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 355
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 222
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 56
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Felix Delano Knutson

    Born 1940; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Army, combat engineer; killed in action 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jack C. Knutson

    Born 1923 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1941 at Oklahoma City; farm hand from Carter County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Servia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Norway; bound for Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,033 records for Knutson in the United States.

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

Australia31 records

31 records of the Knutson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lily May Knutson

    Retired nursing sister of Elsternwick, Victoria; died 1995.

    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 Mast Knutson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Talune, aged 12.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Andrew Knutson

    Died 1903 in General Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Knutson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Knutson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 14
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Erling Knutson

    Buried in 1963 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Barbara Gale Knutson

    Died 1997, aged 54; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Harry Hoye Knutson

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 25 records for Knutson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Knutson name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isaac Henry Knutson

    Died 1987, aged 82; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gail Dorothy Knutson

    Died 1999, aged 47; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edna Ellie Knutson

    Died 1988, aged 85; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Knutson name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ola Knutson

    Census of 1910: Skiple, store, Voss; retired farmer, born 1834 in Voss.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Knutson 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 Loren Gene Knutson

    Born 1922 in the United States; died 1998 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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