How common is the surname Bank?

2,371 people in the United States had the surname Bank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. It ranked 12,953rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bank?

Frank Bank, American actor (1942–2013), followed by Melissa Bank.

Where is the surname Bank most common?

Wikidata records people named Bank in the United States.

Is the surname Bank getting more or less common?

More common. 2,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,371 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Bank

A Dutch occupational surname, carried by 2,371 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bank is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Bank (“bench”), a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with a bench or counter, like a money changer. * Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Bank, a topographic surname from bank (“sandbank”) or, alternatively, a nickname for a loud an noisy person, from bank (“noise”).

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

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,371 people named Bank in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,281.

#12,953

rank among US surnames

2,371

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,478)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,944	Steffey	2,373	130,108
#12,948	Letson	2,372	130,163
#12,953	Silverberg	2,371	130,217
#12,961	Rine	2,370	130,272

Who is named Bank

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

80% of people named Bank identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Banks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Bank
American actor (1942–2013)
Melissa Bank
American writer, 1960–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bank

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

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bank come from?: Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Bank (“bench”), a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with a bench or counter, like a money changer. * Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Bank, a topographic surname from bank (“sandbank”) or, alternatively, a nickname for a loud an…
How common is the surname Bank?: 2,371 people in the United States had the surname Bank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. It ranked 12,953rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bank?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bank identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bank?: Frank Bank, American actor (1942–2013), followed by Melissa Bank.
Where is the surname Bank most common?: Wikidata records people named Bank in the United States.
What type of surname is Bank?: Bank is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Bank getting more or less common?: More common. 2,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,371 in 2010, up 3.9%.