Knatchbull Explained

Knatchbull is a surname. The surname Knatchbull has the meaning "knock out the bull", i.e. butcher.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen
• Alexandra Knatchbull
• Daisy Knatchbull
• Dora Knatchbull, married name of Dora Bright (1862–1951), English composer and pianist
• Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
• Edward Knatchbull (disambiguation), various people
• Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne
• John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne
• Leonora Knatchbull
• Michael Knatchbull
• Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne
• Nicholas Knatchbull
• Norton Knatchbull (disambiguation), various people
• Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Notes and References

1. Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 160