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    The surname Bankhead

    A place surname, carried by 3,540 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B523

    Bankhead: #9,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bankhead #9,210, 3,540 people Bankhead: #9,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bankhead #9,210, 3,540 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bankhead is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank + head.

    Bankhead is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,540 people named Bankhead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,216 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,331.

    #9,210
    rank among US surnames
    3,540
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #9,024)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,203Wagers3,54487,118
    #9,208Demaio3,54287,167
    #9,209Stutts3,54187,192
    #9,210Bankhead3,54087,216
    #9,211Lamontagne3,53987,241
    #9,212Yaeger3,53787,290
    #9,217Eide3,53687,315

    Who is named Bankhead

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

    57% of people named Bankhead identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 57%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Bankheads

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tallulah Bankhead
      American actress (1903–1968)
    • William Brockman Bankhead
      American politician (1874-1940)
    • John H. Bankhead
      American politician (1842-1920)
    • John H. Bankhead II
      American politician (1872–1946)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bankhead come from?
    Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank + head.
    How common is the surname Bankhead?
    3,540 people in the United States had the surname Bankhead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,216 Americans. It ranked 9,210th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bankhead?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Bankhead identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bankhead?
    Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (1903–1968), followed by William Brockman Bankhead.
    Where is the surname Bankhead most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bankhead in the United States.
    What type of surname is Bankhead?
    Bankhead is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Bankhead getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,540 in 2010, up 6.3%.