Binks Surname

89,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,335 people bear this surname

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

Binks Surname Definition:

For Bilks, by change to 'n', very common in nomenclature; compare Banister, which see.

William Bilkys, or Bilkes, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1583. Robert Binks, or Binckes, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Binks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2301:17,2502,487
Australia9151:29,5033,965
United States5111:709,31355,985
Canada2471:149,17215,241
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Scotland791:67,7705,294
Wales501:61,8915,534
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7161:14,2052,125
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Binks (31) may also be a first name.

Binks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Bilks, by change to 'n', very common in nomenclature; compare Banister, which see.

William Bilkys, or Bilkes, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1583. Robert Binks, or Binckes, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1595. William Baldrye and Alice Binckes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1676. Baptised — Robert, s. Andrew Binckes: St. Mary Alderman'.

1727. Married — William Bincks and Deborah Wrench: St. Antholin (London).

1749. — Thomas Keen and Mary Binks: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) genit., or pl., of the Scot. and North. English bink = a Bank, Acclivity, Emi­nence. [either a variant of English bank, or from Scandinavian bing(e, a heap]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Bing, Bink; from the Swedish, Bings; A. Bing; from the German, Bieneck; from the Dutch, Bing, Binger, Bink, Binns, Binnen; personal name This patronymic gives the names to Bing (Suffolk), Bingham (Northamptonshire), Bingley (Yorkshire), Bingen (Rhine), Binges (Burgundy).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Binks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Binks (Russian: Бинкс) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Binks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,893rd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,365,988 people. The surname Binks is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Binks live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 3,230 people, or 1 in 17,250. In England Binks is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and Durham, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Binks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Binks has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Binks surname increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 455 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Binks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Binks surname is chiefly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Binks are 19.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Binks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.99% more than the national average, earning R 468,120 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $44,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.77% more than the national average, earning $67,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bincks910/
Bings80368/
Benks8065/
Bincs800/
Bencks7379/
Vincks7321/
Benkse7317/
Vinkås7311/
Vinksh739/
Behnks734/
Benk's733/
Biongs733/
Benksch677/
Binx674/
Bnkz671/
Bnkx671/
Bncs671/
Benkőcs671/

Binks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Binks in the Russian language
Бинксbinks-

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