What Does the Name Knox Mean?

Knox is a boy's name of Scottish/English surname (place name) origin meaning “round hill / hillock.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Knox
Gender	male
Origin	Scottish/English surname (place name)
Meaning	round hill / hillock
Variants	Knoxx, Nox, Knoxe, Knock
Popularity	A sharp, trendy US boys' name that climbed into the Top 200 in the 2010s-2020s.

The meaning and origin of Knox

The name Knox means “round hill / hillock” and has Scottish/English surname (place name) origins. A transferred Scottish surname from the Old English cnocc ('round-topped hill, hillock'). Strongly associated with reformer John Knox; its modern revival was spurred when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt used it in 2008.

Variants and related names

Knox is related to several other names you may recognize: Knoxx, Nox, Knoxe, Knock. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Knox?

A sharp, trendy US boys' name that climbed into the Top 200 in the 2010s-2020s.

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