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knorr Name Meaning and History

German and Dutch: from Middle High, Middle Low German knorre, Middle Dutch cnorre ‘knot’, ‘gnarl’, ‘protruberance’, hence a nickname for a gnarled person.

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Distribution of knorr Families in the US in 1920
Number of knorr families
 94-186
 32-93
 1-31
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