Banks Family History

Banks Surname Meaning

English: variant of Bank 5 with excrescent -s. The final -s may occasionally represent a plural form but it is most commonly an arbitrary addition made after the main period of surname formation perhaps under the influence of patronymic forms with a possessive -s.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’ a byname for a large-bellied person. The English form was chosen because of a mistaken association of the Gaelic name with bruach ‘bank’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bank, Hanks, Banes, Banos, Danks, Ban, Banis, Banko, Banas, Binks

915K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
97K	Military Records
52K	Immigration Records
600K	Census and Voter Lists
1M	Member Trees

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Where is the Banks family from?

You can see how Banks families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Banks family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Banks families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 3,494 Banks families living in Lancashire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Banks's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Banks families in 1891.

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What did your Banks ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Banks. 8% of Banks men worked as a General labourer and 67% of Banks women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Banks were Bricklayer and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 600K census records available for the last name Banks. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Banks census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 52K immigration records available for the last name Banks. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 97K military records available for the last name Banks. For the veterans among your Banks ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Banks lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Banks life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Banks in 1940 was 43, and 71 in 2004.

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Banks Surname Meaning

Compare Bank 6.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Banks family from?

What did your Banks ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Banks family records will you find?

What is the average Banks lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Banks life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Banks in 1940 was 43, and 71 in 2004.

Banks Family History

Banks Surname Meaning

3 million record(s) for Banks

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Banks Surname Meaning

3 million record(s) for Banks

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Where is the Banks family from?

What did your Banks ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Banks family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Banks family history

What is the average Banks lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Banks family tree

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