The Banos surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,455 people carried this name — #12,607 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is up 53% from 1,602 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,407 people named Banos live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 455 people named Banos.
67 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Landes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Banos live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Banos,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Banos 1892–1970 · poet
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Henri Banos 1913–1969 · rower
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Eric Banos 1953– · politician
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Elisabeth Banos 1954– · sociologist
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Jean-Paul Banos 1961– · fencer
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Jean-Marie Banos 1962– · fencer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Banos.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Banos is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.