Knowles(/noʊlz/[1]) is an English surname of
Old English origin. This is a locality name meaning 'at the knoll,' a hill or summit, derived from Old English word cnolle or
Middle Englishknol,[2] meaning hilltop and thus describes a person who lived at such a place. It can also be an
Anglicized version of the
Irish name Ó Tnúthghail. It literally means people of the tribe.
Michael Knowles (actor), English actor and scriptwriter, best known for his role as 'Captain Jonathan Ashwood', in the 1970s sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'
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