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Banks Family History
Banks Genealogy & Family TreeBanks is an English name from Yorkshire, England, where one of the first known Banks ancestors—Simon Bankes of Bank Newton—was recorded in the 12th Century. It comes from the Old English word banke and referred to someone who lived on a hillside or slope. The family motto is Nullius in verba which means “At the dictation of no man.”
Other spellings include “Banke,” “Banck,” “Bancks,” “Banckes,” and “Bankes.” Notable people with the surname include American model and actress Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Coyote Ugly), American baseball Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs), and American actress Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games series, The Lego Movie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin). The first Banks to come to America was Miles Banks in Virginia in 1620.
Banks Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hannah Banks -- --, 1654 December 0, 1684 Connecticut Colony
- Hannah Banks -- --, 1726 September 10, 1728 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- John Banks -- --, 1690 December 0, 1719 Maine
- Florence Janetta Banks -- --, 1914 October 7, 1922 Nova Scotia
- Leonora Banks -- --, 1851 December 0, 1853 Nova Scotia
Banks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Banks -- --, 1856 Nova Scotia
- Barbara Priscilla Banks -- --, 1891 July 8, 1966 Victoria
- Ella Banks -- --, 1910 August 10, 1993 Wyoming
- Pearl Banks -- --, 1909 October 3, 1910 Wyoming
- William Ellis Banks -- --, 1857 June 1, 1929 California
