How common is the surname Banker?

4,201 people in the United States had the surname Banker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. It ranked 7,876th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Banker?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Banker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Banker?

George A. Banker, American bicycle racer (1874-1917), followed by Howard James Banker.

Where is the surname Banker most common?

Wikidata records people named Banker in the United States.

Is the surname Banker getting more or less common?

More common. 3,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,201 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Banker

A surname, carried by 4,201 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banker is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,201 people named Banker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,727.

#7,876

rank among US surnames

4,201

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,873	Crank	4,204	73,441
#7,874	Pendley	4,203	73,458
#7,875	Horgan	4,202	73,476
#7,876	Pasillas	4,201	73,493
#7,880	McGlynn	4,200	73,511

Who is named Banker

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

90% of people named Banker identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bankers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George A. Banker
American bicycle racer (1874-1917)
Howard James Banker
American mycologist (1866-1940)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Banker

Banker has the Soundex code B526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B526.

Questions

How common is the surname Banker?: 4,201 people in the United States had the surname Banker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,493 Americans. It ranked 7,876th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banker?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Banker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Banker?: George A. Banker, American bicycle racer (1874-1917), followed by Howard James Banker.
Where is the surname Banker most common?: Wikidata records people named Banker in the United States.
Is the surname Banker getting more or less common?: More common. 3,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,201 in 2010, up 13%.