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]

Knox
Pronunciation/ˈnɒks/
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"

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:

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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.