Last Name KNOWLSON

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Meaning	The son of Olive or Oliver, from the nickname Noll, patronymic Nollson. Similar to Towler for Toller, or Toulson for Tolson, or Coulson for Colson. Also, 'the son of Nowell, or Noel.' The son of Noel. The surname evidently had a precarious existence. It might seem that Nolson was 'the son of Noll,' but there are no traces of that nickname further back than the 17th century.

Origin	English, Irish

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