Banks Name Meaning: From the Old English word 'banke' & given to people who lived by a hillside
The 's' was added after the main period of surname formation, probably as a patronymic form. Records from the 1200s show a Bankes family seat in Craven, Yorkshire
Discover how your Banks ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 97 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 222 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 287 |
| Derbyshire | 159 |
| Devon | 98 |
| Dorset | 39 |
| Durham | 286 |
| Essex | 279 |
| Gloucestershire | 127 |
| Hampshire | 181 |
| Herefordshire | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | 58 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 461 |
| Lancashire | 2,584 |
| Leicestershire | 37 |
| Lincolnshire | 182 |
| London | 1,657 |
| Middlesex | 148 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 46 |
| Northamptonshire | 62 |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 |
| Oxfordshire | 17 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 154 |
| Suffolk | 80 |
| Somerset | 83 |
| Surrey | 149 |
| Sussex | 361 |
| Staffordshire | 896 |
| Warwickshire | 255 |
| Westmorland | 71 |
| Wiltshire | 132 |
| Worcestershire | 192 |
| Yorkshire | 1,488 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 52 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,999 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 214 |
| Labourer | 186 |
| Coal Miner | 131 |
| Domestic Servant | 110 |
| Cotton Weaver | 100 |
| General Servant | 95 |
| House Keeper | 90 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Annuitant | 58 |
| Servant | 58 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| Carpenter | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 38 |
| Joiner | 38 |
| Tailor | 36 |
| Farm Servant | 35 |
| Shoe Maker | 34 |
| Blacksmith | 33 |
| Cook | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Nurse | 27 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| Charwoman | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Banks | 6,739 |
| William Banks | 6,399 |
| John Banks | 6,138 |
| Elizabeth Banks | 4,300 |
| Thomas Banks | 3,748 |
| Sarah Banks | 3,437 |
| James Banks | 3,349 |
| George Banks | 3,112 |
| Ann Banks | 2,269 |
| Joseph Banks | 2,156 |
| Henry Banks | 2,116 |
| Jane Banks | 2,110 |
| Charles Banks | 1,714 |
| Ellen Banks | 1,708 |
| Robert Banks | 1,611 |
| Margaret Banks | 1,574 |
| Alice Banks | 1,515 |
| Annie Banks | 1,376 |
| Edward Banks | 1,350 |
| Richard Banks | 1,316 |
| Eliza Banks | 1,260 |
| Hannah Banks | 1,044 |
| Emma Banks | 996 |
| Martha Banks | 926 |
| Frederick Banks | 913 |