How common is the surname Banner?

5,739 people in the United States had the surname Banner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,798 Americans. It ranked 5,990th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Banner?

David Banner, American rapper, record producer and actor from Mississippi, followed by John Banner.

Where is the surname Banner most common?

Wikidata records people named Banner in the United States.

Is the surname Banner getting more or less common?

More common. 5,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,739 in 2010, up 8.5%.

The surname Banner

An occupational surname, carried by 5,739 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banner is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

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

Banner 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 5,739 people named Banner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,798 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,288.

#5,990

rank among US surnames

5,739

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,997)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695
#5,984	McGehee	5,749	53,704
#5,985	Alden	5,748	53,714
#5,986	Pires	5,746	53,732
#5,988	Lachance	5,744	53,751
#5,989	Jaynes	5,741	53,779

Who is named Banner

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

69% of people named Banner identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Banners

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Banner
American rapper, record producer and actor from Mississippi, born 1974
John Banner
Austrian actor (1910-1973)
Jill Banner
American actress (1946-1982)
Lois Banner
American feminist writer, born 1939
Mike Banner
American soccer player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Banner

Banner has the Soundex code B560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B560.

Questions

How common is the surname Banner?: 5,739 people in the United States had the surname Banner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,798 Americans. It ranked 5,990th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banner?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Banner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Banner?: David Banner, American rapper, record producer and actor from Mississippi, followed by John Banner.
Where is the surname Banner most common?: Wikidata records people named Banner in the United States.
What type of surname is Banner?: Banner is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Banner getting more or less common?: More common. 5,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,739 in 2010, up 8.5%.