# Banner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/banner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,739 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,990 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,798 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.5% (5,288 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Banner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Banner in the United States.

## People named Banner

- David Banner, American rapper, record producer and actor from Mississippi
- John Banner, Austrian actor (1910-1973)
- Jill Banner, American actress (1946-1982)
- Lois Banner, American feminist writer
- Mike Banner, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Bonner, Benner, Boner, Bunner, Baumer, Beamer, Bomar, Boehmer, Bonar, Boomer, Beemer, Bohner.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.