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Knill (surname)

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Knill is a place.

Knill may also refer to the surname Knill which is of Manx origin and is the equivalent of McNeill, MacNeill or Neill (Mac Néill in Irish; Mac Nèill in Scottish) in Ireland and Scotland. It is derived from the Manx for "son of Neill" and is an alternative to the more common Anglicisation of Kneale. In some cases the surname Knill is of English origin; in this case its meaning is "someone who lived on a hillock".

  • Knill Baronets
  • Alan Knill, footballer
  • John Knill, mayor of St Ives, Cornwall
  • Paolo Knill, Swiss scientist
  • Richard Knill, English missionary
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    Knill (surname) Wikipedia