Knoedler
surname · Latin script
Meaning: occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knodel
/ˈnoʊdəɫɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Knoedler is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- USUnited States1 in 635K(measured from records)
- DEGermany≈1 in 47Kas Knödler
- BMBermuda≈1 in 39K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Knoedler itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 177 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 39K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,700 named Knödler, est.
Highest-authority source
Bermuda, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Knödler in DE Germany.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knodel.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Knoedler counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | ≈1,700 est. | ≈1 in 47K | — | Knödler | 59 |
| US United States | 524 | 1 in 635K | 524 | Knoedler | 177 |
| IT Italy | ≈82 est. | ≈1 in 761K | — | Knoedler | 3 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈81 est. | ≈1 in 814K | — | Knoedler | 9 |
| CA Canada | ≈61 est. | ≈1 in 614K | — | Knoedler | 16 |
| PT Portugal | ≈30 est. | ≈1 in 348K | — | Knoedler | 2 |
| CH Switzerland | 25as Knödler | 1 in 336K | 25 | Knoedler | 3 |
| JM Jamaica | ≈7 est. | ≈1 in 415K | — | Knoedler | 1 |
| BM Bermuda | ≈2 est. | ≈1 in 39K | — | Knoedler | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Michael Knoedlerb. 1823DEUS art dealer (1823-1878)
- Roland F. Knoedlerb. 18561856-1932 New York City NY Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert
- Karl-Heinz Knoedlerb. 1926DEGerman sculptor and painter (1926-2000)
- Alfred KnoedlerDEGerman metal goods manufacturer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 7 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 524 | #41,501 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 517 | #44,679 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 513 | #40,203 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Knoedler mean, and where does it come from?
- occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knodel. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Knoedler?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈnoʊdəɫɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Knoedler have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.7 thousand people named Knödler in Germany, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Knoedler?
- In the United States, the national register counted 524 people named Knoedler in 2010, about 1 in 635 thousand residents.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/knoedlerThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Knoedler”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.