How common is the last name Banks?

103,658 people in the United States have the last name Banks, about 1 in 2,884. It ranks #297 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BANKS

#297

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
103,658
About
1 in 2,884
This common or more
26.5%
Who bears it

Of the 103,658 people with the last name Banks, 52.6% reported their origin as Black, 37.5% as White and 5.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Banks

#295 Padilla · 104,340#296 Welch · 103,903#298 Fields · 103,194#299 Lucas · 102,949

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Banks, most common first.

#11,786 Banos · 2,542#11,833 Banas · 2,530#13,165 Bangs · 2,226#14,878 Bank · 1,911#16,106 Banes · 1,739#26,649 Banko · 963#42,669 Banka · 547#44,477 Banke · 520

Also a first name

As a first name, Banks ranks #8,666 of 53,615, with 1,663 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,188 births. See Banks as a first name

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