Explore the Family Name Knollman

The meaning of Knollman

Americanized form of German Knollmann: topographic name for someone living near the summit of a hill or mountain (see Knoll 1). Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter.

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How common is the last name Knollman in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Knollman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 73,659th in terms of prevalence in the United States, while by 2010, it had slipped to rank 74,826, a dip of approximately 1.58%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 245 in 2000 to 258 in 2010, representing a 5.31% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#74,826	-1.58%
Count	245	258	5.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Knollman

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Knollman, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that it is overwhelmingly associated with white individuals. In both 2000 and 2010, over 99% of those with this surname identified as white, although there was a slight decrease from 99.59% to 99.22% over the decade. There were no instances of the surname being associated with individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. Data regarding those identifying as belonging to two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons, as was any data for Black individuals in 2000. However, by 2010, there were some instances of the surname among Black individuals.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.59%	99.22%	-0.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%