Knowles

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Knoles, Knollys, Noles === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knol (“hilltop, hillock”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /noʊlz/ Rhymes: -əʊlz === Proper noun === Knowles (countable and uncountable, plural Knowleses) (countable) A surname from Middle English. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States. A small town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. An unincorporated community in the town of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Knowles is the 1239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28460 individuals. Knowles is most common among White (81.01%) and Black/African American (13.19%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knowles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325. === Anagrams === Wolkens