Knowles

Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A placename, from the surname:
 * 1)  A placename, from the surname:

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Knowles is the 1239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28460 individuals. Knowles is most common among White (81.01%) and Black/African American (13.19%) individuals.