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    The surname Bano

    A surname, carried by 1,069 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bano is more common than 85.4% of them.

    Origin

    * As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Banu. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to the above. * As a Spanish surname (Baño), from baño (“bath”). Compare Banos. * As a Galician surname (Baño), from O Baño in Mugardos, a placename from Paleo-Hispanic. * As an Italian surname, from the personal Bano, short form of Albano, Urbano.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,069 people named Bano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. That is up 97% since 2000, when the Census counted 542.

    #23,691
    rank among US surnames
    1,069
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +97.2%
    change since 2000 (was #38,395)

    Who is named Bano

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

    81% of people named Bano identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bano

    Bano has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bano come from?
    * As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Hindustani (Hindi बानू, बानो (bānū, bāno) / Urdu بانو (bānū, bānō)), from Persian بانو (bānū, bānō, “lady”), variant of Banu. * Borrowed from Bengali বানু (banu), a surname predominantly found in Bangladesh and West Bengal, probably related to…
    How common is the surname Bano?
    1,069 people in the United States had the surname Bano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. It ranked 23,691st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bano?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bano identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bano getting more or less common?
    More common. 542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,069 in 2010, up 97%.