How Many People Have the Last Name Banks?
people had the surname Banks in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,787 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+6,539 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Banks (54.5%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 39.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Banks ranks #3. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 41.3% to 39.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Banks grew from 99,294 people in 2000 to 105,833 in 2010 (up 6.6%), and its rank fell from #278 to #292. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 36.81 to 35.88 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 99,294 | 105,833 |
| Rank | #278 | #292 |
| Per 100,000 people | 36.81 | 35.88 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Banks
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Banks: B520
👤 Banks as a First Name
Banks is a first name too: about 6,533 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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