The knost Surname
knost Name Meaning and History
German: probably an altered spelling of Knaust, a South
German nickname for a stocky person, derivative of Knust; or an
altered form of Knast, nickname for a gnarled or crude person,
from Low German Knast ‘gnarl’, ‘knot’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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