How common is the surname Banister?

3,141 people in the United States had the surname Banister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,295 Americans. It ranked 10,260th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Banister?

Guy Banister, American FBI agent (1901–1964).

Where is the surname Banister most common?

Wikidata records people named Banister in the United States.

Is the surname Banister getting more or less common?

More common. 3,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,141 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Banister

An occupational surname, carried by 3,141 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banister is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

English and Norman surname, variant of Bannister.

Banister is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,141 people named Banister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,295 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,069.

#10,260

rank among US surnames

3,141

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,712)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,255	Fitzhugh	3,144	98,202
#10,257	Moffat	3,143	98,233
#10,258	Villagrana	3,142	98,264
#10,260	Schoch	3,141	98,295
#10,265	Milford	3,140	98,327
#10,268	Orman	3,139	98,358

Who is named Banister

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

84% of people named Banister identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Banisters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guy Banister
American FBI agent (1901–1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Banister

Banister has the Soundex code B523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B523.

Questions

Where does the surname Banister come from?: English and Norman surname, variant of Bannister.
How common is the surname Banister?: 3,141 people in the United States had the surname Banister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,295 Americans. It ranked 10,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banister?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Banister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Banister?: Guy Banister, American FBI agent (1901–1964).
Where is the surname Banister most common?: Wikidata records people named Banister in the United States.
What type of surname is Banister?: Banister is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Banister getting more or less common?: More common. 3,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,141 in 2010, up 2.3%.