Band is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Band
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning:

A variant form of Bans. Banny is a known nickname of Barnabas, and this group of names is probably from the same Source. Author says Anglo-Saxon buna, a slayer.

Family name is the form of the Bance. Probably of French Protestant-refugee origin. Bance occurs at Paris, and De Bance in Guienne.

Band is the form of the Bentz. Dweller at the sign of the little bear; descendant of Benz, a pet form of Benedictus meaning "blessed." It may also mean "one who came from Benz, in Germany.

How popular is Band?

Band is common in India, United States, Iran, England, Afghanistan, Germany, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Netherlands, Canada, Scotland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Australia, Indonesia, Egypt, South Africa, Brazil, Taiwan, Malawi.

Band is ranked 29519 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bands plummeted by 10.77 per cent to 671 since 2000 and slipped by 4324 spots and ranked at 33894. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.14 85.51
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.26 8.11
Hispanic or Latino 3.87 1.86
Black 2.24 1.6
Band is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Jersey is ahead in terms of density. Around 18181 person has been found who wears Band as their family name. Band is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Band:
6,153 India8,264
22,414 United States1,555
7,632 Iran1,046
6,568 England1,034
Countries with hundreds of Band:
1,407 Afghanistan913
12,013 Germany835
8,696 Bangladesh541
8,653 Pakistan356
9,173 Netherlands316
13,224 Canada291
2,409 Scotland257
2,563 Portugal236
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
4,427 Iraq189
15,783 Australia182
57,892 Indonesia175
32,813 Egypt153
35,867 South Africa132
61,206 Brazil112
1,809 Taiwan111
16,499 Malawi105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,720 United Arab Emirates80
63,344 Italy77
1,905 Hong Kong70
50,572 Argentina57
20,536 Austria55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,562 Papua New Guinea50
3,578 Northern Ireland49
12,897 New Zealand48
6,699 Wales39
77,523 Poland32
6,891 Ireland31
42,969 Malaysia31
7,703 Burkina Faso30
22,252 Switzerland30
14,668 Chile29
9,043 Qatar28
28,474 Mexico26
7,123 Mongolia26
51,392 Spain25
13,691 Liberia21
69,165 Greece20
1,083 Jersey19
13,856 Singapore17
180,670 Philippines17
244,602 France15
219,567 Nigeria15
352,754 Thailand15
51,645 Tanzania14
5,530 China13
16,511 Colombia12
66,831 Sweden11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
46,877 Hungary10
45,516 Kenya9
266,777 Ukraine9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
26,217 Estonia8
38,644 Finland7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old clerk Andrew Band who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on October 9, 1850 by Shannon put out from Liverpool. Workman John Band, Mechanic John Band, Immigrant Bridget Band, Myles Band, 6 years old Patk. Band, Thomas Band, aged 5, Owen Band, aged 4, Essey Band (Born at sea) Infant, Born at sea Anne Band, and 7 other Band around 57.14% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Caroline Band was 59 years old when she migrated to Baltimore on June 14, 1883. She lived in Prussia and took Braunschweig from Bremen. Ernestine Band, 6 months old Ernst Band, Wilh. Band, aged 37, Mendel Band (22) Farmer, Anton Band, aged 34, Eva Band, aged 27, Marguerite Band (19) Farmer, Jul. Band (22) Musician, 32 years old Catherine Band, and 43 other Band around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and servant, merchant, dressmaker migrated to US from Bremen, Havre and Hamburg.

Band Namesakes

  • Gialappa's Band, name used by Marco Santin
  • The Band, Canadian-American roots rock group including Rick Danko, Garth Hudson
  • Original Dixieland Jass Band, Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings
  • The Alpha Band, rock band
  • A Ragamuffin Band, musical group
  • Rollins Band, American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins
  • The Allman Brothers Band, American rock band
  • Dave Matthews Band, American rock band that was
  • Starland Vocal Band, American pop band
  • Average White Band, Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980
  • Fatback Band, American funk and disco band that was popular
  • KC and the Sunshine Band, American disco and funk band,
  • Dazz Band, American R&B
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band
  • Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, Norwegian Grammy Award Winning electronica/hip-hop group/producer
  • The Beta Band, Scottish musical group formed in 1996
  • The Incredible String Band, psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer
  • Da Band, hip hop group put together by P. Diddy
  • Little River Band, rock band originally
  • Matthew Good Band, Canadian alternative rock band
  • Steve Miller Band, American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco
  • Resurrection Band, Christian rock band formed in 1972
  • Mills Blue Rhythm Band, American Big band of the 1930s
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band, English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann
  • Battlefield Band, Scottish traditional music group
  • Edgar Broughton Band, English psychedelic rock group
  • The Grease Band, British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group
  • The J. Geils Band, American rock band
  • Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Canadian folk music band
  • Deep Listening Band, was founded in 1988 by Pauline Oliveros
  • River City Brass Band, modified British-style brass band based
  • Alex Band, American singer, songwriter, musician
  • Ian Gillan Band, were an English jazz-rock fusion band formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan
  • Five Man Electrical Band, Canadian rock group from Ottawa, Ontario
  • The Bothy Band, Irish traditional band active during the mid 1970s
  • Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, house band for Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show 'Conan'
  • Daniel Band, Canadian Christian metal group
  • Plastic Ono Band, rock band formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
  • Rail Band, musical artist
  • S.S.T. Band, The was Sega's official in-house band
  • The Jimmy Swift Band, Canadian indie rock band
  • The Littlest Man Band, was started by Scott Klopfenstein of Orange County
  • Fat Larry's Band, American R&B/funk band
  • Gaither Vocal Band, American southern gospel vocal group
  • The Gap Band, American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s
  • Don Johnson Big Band, alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland
  • Youngblood Brass Band, with the name changed to the current name in 1998
  • The Noel Redding Band, were an English-Irish folk rock supergroup that
  • KBC Band, musical artist
  • The Marshall Tucker Band, American rock band from Spartanburg

Band Namesakes

  • Gialappa's Band, name used by Marco Santin
  • The Band, Canadian-American roots rock group including Rick Danko, Garth Hudson
  • Original Dixieland Jass Band, Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings
  • The Alpha Band, rock band
  • A Ragamuffin Band, musical group
  • Rollins Band, American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins
  • The Allman Brothers Band, American rock band
  • Dave Matthews Band, American rock band that was
  • Starland Vocal Band, American pop band
  • Average White Band, Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980
  • Fatback Band, American funk and disco band that was popular
  • KC and the Sunshine Band, American disco and funk band,
  • Dazz Band, American R&B
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country rock band
  • Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band, Norwegian Grammy Award Winning electronica/hip-hop group/producer
  • The Beta Band, Scottish musical group formed in 1996
  • The Incredible String Band, psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer
  • Da Band, hip hop group put together by P. Diddy
  • Little River Band, rock band originally
  • Matthew Good Band, Canadian alternative rock band
  • Steve Miller Band, American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco
  • Resurrection Band, Christian rock band formed in 1972
  • Mills Blue Rhythm Band, American Big band of the 1930s
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band, English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann
  • Battlefield Band, Scottish traditional music group
  • Edgar Broughton Band, English psychedelic rock group
  • The Grease Band, British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group
  • The J. Geils Band, American rock band
  • Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Canadian folk music band
  • Deep Listening Band, was founded in 1988 by Pauline Oliveros
  • River City Brass Band, modified British-style brass band based
  • Alex Band, American singer, songwriter, musician
  • Ian Gillan Band, were an English jazz-rock fusion band formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan
  • Five Man Electrical Band, Canadian rock group from Ottawa, Ontario
  • The Bothy Band, Irish traditional band active during the mid 1970s
  • Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, house band for Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show 'Conan'
  • Daniel Band, Canadian Christian metal group
  • Plastic Ono Band, rock band formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
  • Rail Band, musical artist
  • S.S.T. Band, The was Sega's official in-house band
  • The Jimmy Swift Band, Canadian indie rock band
  • The Littlest Man Band, was started by Scott Klopfenstein of Orange County
  • Fat Larry's Band, American R&B/funk band
  • Gaither Vocal Band, American southern gospel vocal group
  • The Gap Band, American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s
  • Don Johnson Big Band, alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland
  • Youngblood Brass Band, with the name changed to the current name in 1998
  • The Noel Redding Band, were an English-Irish folk rock supergroup that
  • KBC Band, musical artist
  • The Marshall Tucker Band, American rock band from Spartanburg

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