Knote Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Arms linked to Knott and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Knott could easily become Knote. In origin, the name means “Hillock or stout”.

Before spelling was fixed, Knott was also written Knote. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Knot and Nott.

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