Bankston Surname

54,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,406 people bear this surname

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

Bankston Surname User-submission:

Originaly of Swedish origin, meaning 'son of Benedict'.

Bankston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3641:38,7084,766
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0721:46,8465,379

Bankston Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originaly of Swedish origin, meaning 'son of Benedict'.

- bankstona

Bankston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bankston is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bankston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,162nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 774,776 people. The surname Bankston is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bankston are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Bankston is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,364 people, or 1 in 38,708. In The United States Bankston is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bankston occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Bankston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bankston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bankston last name rose 874 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bankston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bankston are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.87% being registered to vote for the party.

Bankston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,306 USD per year.

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Bankston Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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