Knötzel

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Personal characteristic: from mhd

Knötzel is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Spain than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 4.1M(inferred from the name graph)
  • ESSpain≈1 in 2.3Mas Knoetzel
  • USUnited States≈1 in 20Mas Knoetzel

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Knötzel 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.

Spain (inferred from the name graph)

≈22 named Knoetzel, est.

Sources
23 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.1M (inferred from the name graph)

Germany, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

KnoetzelLatin(measured from records)

Locally spelled Knoetzel in US United States, ES Spain, GB United Kingdom and 1 more.

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)

Personal characteristic: from mhd. knotze 'Knorren' ('knotty/stubby person'). Bearer count: 12.

Sources 1

  • Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

Where in the world(measured from records)

Knötzel 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.

Where Knötzel is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
ES Spain≈22 est.≈1 in 2.3MKnoetzel1
DE Germany≈20 est.≈1 in 4.1MKnötzel13
US United States≈16 est.≈1 in 20MKnoetzel23
GB United Kingdom≈3 est.≈1 in 25MKnoetzel1
CA Canada≈2 est.≈1 in 23MKnoetzel1

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.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Knötzel is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Knotzel

2 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Knötzel under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Knötzel come from?
Personal characteristic: from mhd. knotze 'Knorren' ('knotty/stubby person'). Bearer count: 12. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen.
What does the name Knötzel mean?
Recorded meaning: Personal characteristic: from mhd.
In which country does Knötzel have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 22 people named Knoetzel in Spain, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Knötzel?
Mondonomo estimates about 22 people in Spain have Knoetzel as their first surname, about 1 in 2.3 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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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, “Knötzel”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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