Bankhead

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank +‎ head.

Proper noun

Bankhead (countable and uncountable, plural Bankheads)

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in Scotland:
   1. A village in Aberdeen council area, south of Dyce (OS grid ref NJ8910).
   2. A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ6608).
   3. A western neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area (OS grid ref NT1971).
   4. A suburban area south of Denny, Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8080).
   5. A suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6161).
3. A locality in Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta, Canada.
4. A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bankhead is the 9210^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3540 individuals. Bankhead is most common among Black/African American (56.55%) and White (38.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bankhead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95.