Knapp

See also: knapp and knäpp

English

Alternative forms

• Napp

Etymology

• As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap.
• As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave.
• Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”).
• As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

Proper noun

Knapp

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knapp is the 825^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 41,771 individuals. Knapp is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knapp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German knop, from Old High German *knop, northern form of knoph, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô, *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).

Cognate with German Knopf, Hunsrik Knupp, Dutch knop. Also related with English knob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knap/, [knɑp]
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Knapp m (plural Knäpp, diminutive Knäppchen)

1. button
2. bud

Related terms

• knëppen