Knowell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devon 1
Durham 1
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 2
Hunts and Rutland 0
Lancashire 13
Northumberland 1
Yorkshire 5
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Knowell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Knowell family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 2
Piecer 2
Farmer Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
Gardener 1
Apprentice 1
Carder 1
Cleaner At Mill 1
Tenter 1
Weaver 1
Solider's Widow 1
Clothier 1
Silver Plate 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Knowell

Name Census Frequency
Mary Knowell 12
William Knowell 11
John Knowell 8
Elizabeth Knowell 6
George Knowell 6
Sarah Knowell 6
Alfred Knowell 5
Caroline Knowell 4
Henry Knowell 4
Joseph Knowell 4
Thomas Knowell 4
Eleanor Knowell 3
Emma Knowell 3
Alice Knowell 2
Ann Knowell 2
Ellen Knowell 2
Fanny Knowell 2
Florence Knowell 2
Helen Knowell 2
Jane Knowell 2
Margaret Knowell 2
Martha Knowell 2
Ada Knowell 1
Anne Knowell 1
Benjamin Knowell 1

Knowell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Knowell 100% 125
2 Kenwell 71% 100

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