The Banner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,739 people carried this name — #5,990 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,288 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Banner surname

A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Banner» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 34 people named Banner.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Côtes-d’Armor 21
Bas-Rhin 5
French Polynesia 1
Val-d’Oise 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Tarn 1
Paris 1
Finistère 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Banner in American newspapers,
1898–1927.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Banner
The Kevin Review 1927-09-22
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Banner
Evening Star 1904-06-16
Newspaper page from Watauga Democrat carrying the name Banner
Watauga Democrat 1898-11-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 770 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Banner in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

12,975 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Banner. The most, 2,974, date from the 1920s. 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 Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,944
Victoria 3,656
Queensland 2,298
South Australia 1,001
Western Australia 747
Tasmania 267
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 13

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

Who carried it

People named Banner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Erik Banner
    Erik Banner 1618–1687 · judge
  • Erik Banner
    Erik Banner 1618–1687 · judge
  • Frants Banner d. 1575 · seignory
  • Niels Eriksen Banner d. 1447 · seignory
  • Anders Nielsen Banner d. 1486
  • Susannah Cradock d. 1743

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 Banner,
in the records of 8 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 States727 records

727 records of the Banner name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 203
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 188
  • Other U.S. records 336
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert B. Banner

    Born 1916 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; clerk from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    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 Johannes Banner

    Arrived at New York in 1861 aboard the William Nelson from Havre, aged 20; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Steve Arthur Banner

    Born 1948; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 727 records for Banner in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia210 records

210 records of the Banner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 93
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 55
  • Other Australian records 62
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Banner

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Moffatt, sailing from Woolwich in 1837. Native of Bethnal Green, Middlesex.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Merlin, aged 19; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Albert Banner

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 60th Battalion.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 210 records for Banner 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Germany30 records

30 records of the Banner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 29
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Banner

    From Birkenhain, Beuthen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 22).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Katharina Banner

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Eckersbach in 1861.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joseph Banner

    From Langkamp, Bernkastel. Reported missing in the Imperial Navy casualty list of 9 January 1919.

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

Showing 3 of 30 records for Banner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Banner name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 14
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Banner

    Buried in 1941 at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, aged 69.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Banner

    Buried in 1955 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James D. Banner

    Died 1931 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 25 records for Banner in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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).

Switzerland14 records

14 records of the Banner name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rudolf Banner

    Married in 1767 in Seen, canton of Zürich; of Eidberg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Banner

    Married in 1691 in Turbenthal, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Banner

    Married in 1720 in Neftenbach, canton of Zürich; of Eidberg (Seen).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Banner in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Banner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Eugenie Marie Banner

    Born 1901 in Saint-Agathon (Côtes-d'Armor); died 1985 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Arthur Joseph Banner

    Born 1912 in Lanrodec; died 1990 in Paimpol (Côtes-d'Armor).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Marie Banner

    Born 1927 in Saint-Péver; died 2000 in Pabu (Côtes-d'Armor).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Banner in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Banner name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Ann Banner

    Will proved in 1937; of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Banner

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Banner

    Will proved in 1931; of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Banner in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Banner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 5
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonius Banner

    Died 1811 in Utrecht, aged 25.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Banner

    Married in 1774 in Wonseradeel.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Banner

    Married in 1595 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Banner 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).

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