Bankson Surname

299,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bankson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2521:289,50426,878
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Bankson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bankson Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bankson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bankson is the 299,135th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Bankson reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bankson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,252 people, or 1 in 289,504. In The United States Bankson is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Bankson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bankson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 388 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bankson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bankson surname are 21.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.88% registered with the party.

Bankson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banksion933/
Bangson8646/
Bonkson860/
Bangsoun801/
Bankshan801/
Bounkson801/
Bangsiong752/
Bankshunt751/
Bangsan71158/
Bangsen7195/
Bongson713/
Vangson711/
Bamgson711/
Bangsun711/
Bangsund67460/
Bongsong6728/
Bangsang6725/
Bangsian674/
Bangsaan674/
Bangsahn671/
Bongsoon671/

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Bankson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bankson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis