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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Knox, John Knoxnoun

    Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)

Wiktionary

  1. Knoxnoun

    a Scottish surname

  2. Knoxnoun

    a male given name derived from the surname

  3. Knoxnoun

    county in Maine and Tennessee

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  1. knox

    Knox is a place-name primarily associated with regions in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is also a common surname of Scottish ancestry. Notably, it is the name of Fort Knox, a U.S. Army base in Kentucky known for its gold vault, and John Knox, a significant figure in the Protestant Reformation. Additionally, "Knox" is used in several commercial products, organizations, and place names worldwide.

Wikidata

  1. Knox

    Knox is a city in Center Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Starke County. The city was founded in 1851 and is named after General Henry Knox. Knox was the home of two-time Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker.

Editors Contribution

  1. knox

    Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump[1] or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.[2]

    Etymology: Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump[1] or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.[2]


    Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KNOX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Knox is ranked #769 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Knox surname appeared 44,742 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 15 would have the surname Knox.

    63.4% or 28,366 total occurrences were White.
    30.5% or 13,682 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 1,114 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 1,034 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.7% or 331 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 219 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of knox in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of knox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of knox in a Sentence

  1. Dennis Hof:

    We have guys carrying duffle bags full of cash right up to our cashier’s window, and we’ve had to install a safe the size of Fort Knox to hold it all, not that I mind good old fashioned cold cash, but Bitcoin is making it so much more practical for those same clients to live out their sexual fantasies here at The Bunny Ranch without literally having to carry a lot of excess baggage.

  2. Claiborne Pell:

    The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people.

  3. Gaylord Lee Clark:

    The minerals that they're talking about are the kinds of minerals that people use every day, in your cameras, in your cell phones, in Fort Knox, you are already exacerbating the situation by demanding the minerals that ... you positively must have for your life, at the same time as you're trying to maintain a salmon run so that you can eat well. What do we do?

  4. Nicola Canestrini:

    Because Amanda Knox initially admitted to a role in the crime, Amanda Knox wouldn't likely win. If a suspect lies to investigators before they are arrested, it is difficult to prove they were falsely imprisoned.

  5. Christopher Robinson:

    I had been thinking about this, but it's already happened in the future, it's happening now. I don't have a ring, but I do have a big rock. Will you stay with me until the last star in the last galaxy burns out and even after that ? Amanda Marie Knox, will you marry me ?

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