Knorr

See also: knorr

English

Etymology

Dutch and German surname, from the root of Middle Dutch and Middle Low German cnorre, knorre (“protruberance, knot”). See gnarled.

Proper noun

Knorr (plural Knorrs)

1. A surname.
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 57:

     ...K-N-O-R-R, a very strange name indeed...

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knorr is the 7665^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4333 individuals. Knorr is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Further reading

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