Knox (surname)

KnoxPronunciation| /ˈnɒks/ ⓘ

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Language(s)| English
Origin
Language(s)| Scottish Gaelic, English
Derivation| "cnoc" (hillock, hump) or "cnocc" (rounded hill)
Meaning| "person residing near a hillock or rounded hill"

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

Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox; the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after the latter. Other people with this surname include:

## People

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* Sir Adrian Knox (1863–1932), Australian judge and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Alexander Knox (1907–1995), Canadian actor
* Alfred Knox (1870–1964), British army officer and politician
* Amanda Knox (born 1987), American woman convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
* Archibald Knox (designer) (1864–1933), designer from Isle of Man
* Archie Knox (born 1947), Scottish football manager
* Arthur Edward Knox (1808–1886), British naturalist and author
* Barbara Knox (born 1933), British actress, known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
* Bernard Knox (1914–2010), Classicist and first director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
* Bill Knox (1928–1999), Scottish author
* Bronwen Knox (born 1986), Australian water polo player
* Buddy Knox (1933–1999), American rockabilly singer-songwriter
* Buddy Knox (guitarist), Australian country musician
* Cecil Leonard Knox (1889–1943), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Charles Knox (disambiguation), several people
* Chris Knox (born 1952), New Zealand rock 'n' roll musician
* Chuck Knox (1932–2018), American football coach
* Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly (1914–1988), British Second Lieutenant during World War II
* David Knox (disambiguation), several people
* Dawson Knox (born 1996), American football player
* Dilly Knox (1884–1943), British codebreaker and scholar of Greek at King's College, Cambridge
* Dudley Wright Knox (1877–1960), Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I
* Edward Knox (Australian politician) (1819–1901), Australian judge and politician
* H. Edward Knox (born 1937), American politician
* Edward M. Knox (1842–1916), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
* E. V. Knox (1881–1971) was a poet, satirist, and editor of Punch from 1932 to 1949
* Elizabeth Knox (born 1959), New Zealand writer
* Ellis O. Knox (1898–1975), first African-American to be awarded a PhD on the West Coast of the United States
* Elyse Knox (1917–2012), American actress
* Francis Knox-Gore (1803–1873), Anglo-Irish baronet
* Francis Knox (1754–1821), Member of Parliament for Philipstown, Ireland
* Frank Knox (1874–1944), U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
* George Knox (disambiguation), several people including

* George Knox (MP, died 1827) (1765–1827), Irish Tory politician.
* Sir George Edward Knox (1845–1922), British judge in India
* Sir George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician
* George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician
* George L. Knox (1841–1927), escaped slave, activist, publisher and author
* George L. Knox II (1916–1964), U.S. Army Air Force Officer and Tuskegee Airman
* George William Knox (1853–1912), American Presbyterian theologian and writer
* George Williams Knox (1838–1894), British soldier

* Harley E. Knox (1899–1956), American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
* Henry Knox (1750–1806), first U.S. Secretary of War
* Israel Knox (1904–1986), American philosophy professor
* James Knox (disambiguation), several people
* James Knox-Gore (1775–1818), Anglo-Irish politician
* Janette Hill Knox (1845–1920), American reformer, suffragist, teacher, author
* Jim Knox (1919–1991), New Zealand trade unionist and politician
* John Knox (disambiguation), several people
* Johnny Knox (born 1986), American football player
* Jon Knox, American session musician drummer, producer and composer
* Katharine McCook Knox (1889–1983), American art historian
* Keith Knox (born 1964), Scottish football player and manager
* Keith Knox (born 1967), Scottish boxer
* Kevin Knox (American football) (born 1971), former American football wide receiver
* Kevin Knox II (born 1999), American basketball player for the New York Knicks
* Malcolm Knox, (1900–1980), British philosopher and Principal of St Andrews University
* Malcolm Knox (born 1966), Australian journalist and author
* Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, American professional wrestler
* Mona Knox (1929–2008), American model and film actress
* Myra Knox (1853–1915), Canadian-born American physician
* Neville Knox (1884–1935), English cricketer
* Northrup R. Knox (1928–1998) American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
* Philander C. Knox (1853–1921), U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of State and Senator
* Rob Knox (1989–2008), British actor who appears in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
* Robert Knox (disambiguation), several people
* Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor
* Ronald Knox (1888–1957), English theologian and crime writer
* Rose Knox (née Markward) (1857–1950), American businesswoman
* Russell Knox (born 1985), Scottish professional golfer
* Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
* Seymour H. Knox I (1861–1915), American merchant and businessman
* Seymour H. Knox II (1898–1990), American philanthropist and art exponent
* Seymour H. Knox III (1926–1996), American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
* Shelby Knox, public speaker and feminist in the documentary The Education of Shelby Knox
* Simmie Knox (born 1935), African-American painter
* Steven Knox (born 1974), cricketer who played for Scotland
* Terence Knox (born 1946), American film, stage, and television actor
* Thomas Knox (disambiguation), several people
* Tom Knox, American businessman and politician
* Tom Knox (author), pseudonym of British writer and journalist Sean Thomas
* Tommy Knox (1905–1954), English football goalkeeper
* Trey Knox (born 2001), American football player
* Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
* Vicesimus Knox (1752–1821), English essayist and minister
* Victor A. Knox (1899–1976), U.S. Representative for Michigan
* W. R. Knox (1861–1933), organist in Adelaide, South Australia
* William Knox (disambiguation), several people

## Fictional characters

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* Dlanor A. Knox, a character from the Umineko When They Cry series of dōjin visual novels
* Eric Knox, founder of Knox Enterprises, played by Sam Rockwell, a key character in the film Charlie's Angels (2000)
* Florence Mccarthy ("Flurry") Knox, the protagonist's landlord and a key figure in the Somerville and Ross books
* Ronald Knox, from the Japanese manga series Black Butler

## See also

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* Knox (disambiguation)
* Knox (given name)
* Baron Welles, Viscount Northland, and Earl of Ranfurly (Knox family), Irish peerages created in 1781, 1791 and 1831

## References

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1. ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 65\. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
2. ^ Hanks, Patrick (May 8, 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199771691 – via Google Books.

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