The Banta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,931 people carried this name — #5,829 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,800 people counted. That is up 12% from 5,290 in 2000.

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In print

Banta in American newspapers,
1900–1921.

Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name Banta
The Morgan City Daily Review 1917-02-10
Newspaper page from Indian Chieftain carrying the name Banta
Indian Chieftain 1900-12-06
Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Banta
The St. Mary Banner 1921-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 74,978 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Banta in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1940s.

48 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Banta. The most, 15, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 15
New South Wales 13
Victoria 8
South Australia 6
Tasmania 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Banta,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodore M. Banta
    Theodore M. Banta 1834–1910 · insurance executive
  • Frank P. Banta
    Frank P. Banta 1870–1903 · pianist
  • Parke M. Banta
    Parke M. Banta 1891–1970 · politician
  • Abraham Banta 1745–1793
  • D. D. Banta 1833–1896 · writer
  • Cyrus N. Banta 1850–1929 · politician

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 Banta,
in the records of 4 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 States678 records

678 records of the Banta name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 329
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 190
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 90
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy J. Banta

    Born 1925 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1944 at San Francisco, California; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1960, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 F. Antonio Banta

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Citta di Milano from Naples and Palermo, aged 29; peasant. From Catanzaro, Italy; bound for Philadelphia.

    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 Michael Dean Banta

    Born 1949; from Cordova, Alaska. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 678 records for Banta 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Banta name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Kornelis Banta

    Died 1826 in Dronrijp, aged 68; gardener.

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

    Married in 1759 in Beers; born in Beugen.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Petronella Banta

    In the population register of Den Helder; born 1816 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Banta 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Banta name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Santh Banta

    Died 1924; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ward Banta

    Listed at Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1787.

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

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

Germany1 record

1 record of the Banta 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 Viktor Banta

    From Blotnik, Bomst. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 May 1918.

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

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).

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