Bankes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bankes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bankes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 42
Servant 3
Dress Maker 3
Laundress 2
Ship Carpenter 2
Labourer 2
Assistant Cow Keeper 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Masons Labourer 2
Wool Cloth Burler 2
Tailor 2
Brick Layer 1
Land Survayers Apprentice 1
Nailworker 1
Provision Dealer 1
Ship Plater Apprentice 1
Under Keeper 1
Annuitant 1
Coal Dealer 1
Coal Miners Dray Man 1
Commission Agent 1
Cordwainer 1
Cotton Weavers Assistant 1
Cow Keeper 1
Charwoman 1

Bankes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Banks 83% 99,494
2 Binks 67% 12,410
3 Bankes 100% 1,654
4 Bancks 67% 722
5 Benks 67% 199
6 Bunks 67% 189

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The surname Bankes is the 3rd most popular variant of Banks.

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