Knapp

in Illinois

There are 1,573 people with the last name "Knapp" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Knapp 609
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  1. is 605th most common Francis
  2. is 606th most common Berger
  3. is 607th most common Cardenas
  4. is 608th most common Huff
  5. is 609th most common Knapp
  6. is 610th most common Sweeney
  7. is 611th most common Kaplan
  8. is 612th most common Kaiser
  9. is 613th most common Gilmore

Similar Names and Nicknames

Knopp, Knapik, Knepp, Knipp, Knop, Knapper, Knupp, Knipe, Knappenberger, Knapton

Most Common First Names for Knapp

William, James, Robert, Donald, Michael, John, Charles, David, Richard, Dale



Meaning & History

German: occupational name or status name from the German word Knapp(e), a variant of Knabe ‘young unmarried man’. In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings ‘servant’, ‘apprentice’, or ‘miner’.

German: in Franconia, a nickname for a dexterous or skillful person.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a hillock, Middle English knappe, Old English cnæpp, or habitational name from any of the several minor places named with the word, in particular Knapp in Hampshire and Knepp in Sussex.

German and western Slavic: variant of Knabe.


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