Bankes is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bankes
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bankes

How popular is Bankes?

Bankes is common in United States.

Bankes is ranked 206401 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bankes bearers increased by 0.1077586 per cent in 2010 US census to 929 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1206 spots and ranked at 26282. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.62 94.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.26 1.29
Black 1.72 2.26
Others 0.97 0.86
Bankes is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in England. Around 1651 people have been found who wears Bankes as their family name. Bankes have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
12,161 Wales2
9,116 Nicaragua1
30,360 Thailand1
31,207 Ireland1
20,172 Hungary1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
33,202 Australia67
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Bankes:
21,023 England247
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Bankes:
28,843 United States1,039

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old painter Henry Bankes who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 2, 1849 by Sarah Sands put out from Liverpool. George Bankes, aged 26, Honora Bankes (24), 16 years old Ellen Bankes, are other Bankes that migrated to US.

Bankes Namesakes

  • Alysha Bankester, Singer
  • Dorene Bankester, Singer
  • Henry Bankes, Politician
  • John Bankes, Justice
  • John Bankes, Justice
  • John Bankes, Justice

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