Knabe Family History

Knabe Surname Meaning

German: status name for a young man or a page from Middle High German knabe. In aristocratic circles this term denoted a page or squire (a youth destined to become a knight) while among artisans it referred to a journeyman's assistant or (as a short form of Lehrknabe) ‘apprentice’.

In the 15th century a semantic split between Knabe and its variants Knape Knapp(e) resulted in Knabe meaning ‘boy’ and Knapp(e) ‘servant apprentice’ and ‘miner’ in modern German.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Knapp, Knable, Kase, Kibbe, Naber, Knabb, Nave, Kade, Knebel, Babe

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Where is the Knabe family from?

You can see how Knabe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Knabe family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Knabe families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Knabe family living in Lancashire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Knabe's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 2 other counties had the highest population of Knabe families in 1891.

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What did your Knabe ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Knabe. 29% of Knabe men worked as a Farmer and 15% of Knabe women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Knabe were Farm laborer and Stenographer.

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Farmer

29%

Laborer

15%

Mechanic

Farm laborer

Maid

15%

Seamstress

12%

Servant

Stenographer

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What is the average Knabe lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Knabe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Knabe in 1958 was 55, and 84 in 2004.

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Knabe Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Knabe family from?

What did your Knabe ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

29%

Laborer

15%

Mechanic

Farm laborer

Maid

15%

Seamstress

12%

Servant

Stenographer

What Knabe family records will you find?

What is the average Knabe lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Knabe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Knabe in 1958 was 55, and 84 in 2004.

Knabe Family History

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