Knost Family History
Knost Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Knost Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Knost families
 19 - 36  7 - 18 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Knost families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Knost last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Knost census records
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Knost Family Origin
Knost Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Knost
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Knost Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Knost census records
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Knost Civil War Service Records
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