Bankhead

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ6608). [2]
    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). [3]
    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

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bankhead is the 9210th 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.

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