Knott (surname)
The surname Knott has several origins. The English-language surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Knut, a cognate of the Old Norse personal name Knútr, which is in turn derived from knútr ("knot"). The surname Knott is also a variant spelling of the German-language surname Knoth, which is derived from the Middle High German knode, knote ("knot").
People
Knott family (lighthouse keepers)
Alan Knott (born 1946), English cricketer
Andrew Knott (born 1979), English actor
Annie M. Knott (1850-1941), prominent Scottish-born Christian Scientist
Bill Knott (politician) (born 1921), Australian politician
Bill Knott (poet) (born 1940), American poet
Bill Knott (footballer) (active in 1922), footballer from New Zealand
Blanche Knott, American author
Cara Knott, victim of Craig Peyer
Cargill Gilston Knott (1856–1922), Scottish physicist, mathematician and seismologist
Charles Knott (1914–2003), English cricketer
Dan Knott (1879–1959), Canadian labour activist and politician