How common is the surname Banach?

2,071 people in the United States had the surname Banach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. It ranked 14,427th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Banach?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Banach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Banach?

Michael Wallace Banach, American Roman-Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio, followed by Lou Banach.

Where is the surname Banach most common?

Wikidata records people named Banach in the United States.

How do you pronounce Banach?

Banach is /ˈba.nak/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Banach getting more or less common?

More common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,071 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Banach

A surname, carried by 2,071 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈba.nak/ 2 syllables Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banach is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,071 people named Banach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,009.

#14,427

rank among US surnames

2,071

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,812)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,419	Klopp	2,073	148,937
#14,421	Metheny	2,072	149,008
#14,427	Castilla	2,071	149,080
#14,434	Sumlin	2,070	149,152

Who is named Banach

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Banach identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Banachs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Wallace Banach
American Roman-Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio, born 1962
Lou Banach
American Olympic wrestler, twin brother of Ed Banach, born 1960
Ed Banach
American Olympic wrestler, twin brother of Lou Banach, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Banach

Banach has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Questions

How common is the surname Banach?: 2,071 people in the United States had the surname Banach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,080 Americans. It ranked 14,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banach?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Banach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Banach?: Michael Wallace Banach, American Roman-Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio, followed by Lou Banach.
Where is the surname Banach most common?: Wikidata records people named Banach in the United States.
How do you pronounce Banach?: Banach is /ˈba.nak/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Banach getting more or less common?: More common. 2,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,071 in 2010, up 3.1%.