# Knowles

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /noʊlz/ · frequency rank #21,256

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A placename, from the surname:
3. A placename, from the surname:
4. A placename, from the surname:

## Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knol (“hilltop, hillock”).

## Easily confused with
- **knows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knowles-vs-knows)

## Common misspellings (11)
`kknowles`, `knnowles`, `knolwes`, `knowels`, `knowless`, `knowlles`, `knowlse`, `knowwles`, `knwoles`, `konwles`, `nkowles`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/knowles