The Banker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,201 people carried this name — #7,876 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 13% from 3,727 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Banker, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 163 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 20
Maryland 5
Massachusetts 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 228 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Banker in American newspapers,
1896–1921.

Newspaper page from The Commonwealth carrying the name Banker
The Commonwealth 1914-07-10
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Banker
Daily Kennebec Journal 1896-07-17
Newspaper page from The Jones County News carrying the name Banker
The Jones County News 1921-09-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,427 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Banker in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

2,774 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Banker. The most, 420, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 736
Victoria 666
South Australia 487
Queensland 465
Western Australia 258
Tasmania 146
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Banker.

Who carried it

People named Banker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George A. Banker
    George A. Banker 1874–1917 · sport cyclist
  • Grace Banker
    Grace Banker 1892–1960 · military personnel
  • James Hopson Banker 1827–1885
  • Ellen Jane Banker 1828–1885
  • Howard James Banker 1866–1940 · botanist
  • Théodore Banker 1894–1944 · resistance fighter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Banker,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States606 records

606 records of the Banker name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 223
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 131
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 102
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 78
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 50
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William W. Banker

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica; auto mechanic from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1952, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elise Banker

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Denis from Havre, aged 22; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John J. Banker

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1938, died 1998; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 606 records for Banker in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Banker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jechiel Banker

    Driver of Blackburn, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Banker

    Died 1862 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 46.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amelia Banker

    Sailed from Victoria in 1860 aboard the Dunedin, bound for Otago, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Banker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Banker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Trijntje Jans Banker

    Died 1835 in Haarlem; born in Stavoren.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Metje Banker

    Married in 1803 in Hoorn.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Allegonda Josephina Maria Banker

    In the population register of Didam; born 1887 in Didam.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Banker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Banker name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Bänker

    From Recklinghausen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 May 1915; then reported dead in the list of 20 August 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 98).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Banker

    From Darfeld, Koesfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 August 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 25).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Banker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Banker name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Garrett Banker

    Buried in 1921 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Bessie Maria Banker

    Born 1876 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Hattie M. Banker

    Born 1868 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Banker in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Banker name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Banker

    Buried in 1821 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 27.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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