Knoop Name Origin and Family Crest

Spellings drift, and Knoop is where Knopf drifted for some families.

What is the meaning of Knoop?

Read literally, Knoop points to “Button, knob”. Knoop ranked 19,123 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,422 people answering to the name.

How is Knoop related to Knopf?

Before spelling was fixed, Knopf was also written Knoop. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Knop, Knopp and Knopff.

Does every Knoop family have a crest?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Knopf surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Knoop report, with a museum-style coat of arms.