Origins of the Banks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 690North West 536Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 1685East Midlands 307West Midlands 1423East 980London 4518South East 1123South West 217South Wales 181Mid Wales 34West Wales 4North Wales 29Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bankses lived in london

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    21,000 Banks Travel & migration records
    150,000 Bankses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Banks

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    282nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Banks surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Banks first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bankses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bankses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    668

    Cotton Weaver

    447

    Domestic Servant

    365

    Laundress

    348

    General Servant Domestic

    337

    Commmon male occupations for Bankses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    857

    Farmer

    588

    Agricultural Labourer

    480

    General Labourer

    466

    Farm Labourer

    364

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