Knox (surname)

Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump.

Famous Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox, American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox and the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after him. The name has come to be identified with many people, places, and other things, as follows:

People

Surname

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.