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Knaus Surname Meaning

German: from Middle High German knūʒ ‘proud arrogant daring’ hence a nickname for a haughty person.

German: in Württemberg a nickname for a short fat gnarled person from knaus ‘gnarl’.

German: topographic name for someone living on a hillock from knaus ‘hillock’ in the Swabian and Alemannic dialects of German.

Slovenian: of German origin (see 1 above).

In North America this surname is also an altered form of the variant Knavs.

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

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You can see how Knaus families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Knaus family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Knaus families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 6 Knaus families living in Yorkshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Knaus's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Knaus families in 1891.

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Knaus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Knaus in 1951 was 46, and 77 in 2004.

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