Knost

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knost.

Proper noun

Knost (plural Knosts)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knost is the 62714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 319 individuals. Knost is most common among White (96.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knost”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.