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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
- Oren Gordon Banks -- --, 1885 December 0, 1968 New Brunswick
- Egbert Banks -- --, 1840 April 17, 1898 New York
- Egbert Banks -- --, 1840 April 17, 1898 New York
- Egbert Banks -- --, 1840 April 17, 1898 New York
- Mary Elizabeth Banks -- --, 1886 December 13, 1928
Banks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lucy Banks -- --, 1768 December 0, 1810 Virginia
- George H. Banks -- --, 1906 August 13, 1994 Indiana
- Anne Banks -- --, 1609 December 0, 1634
- Robert Frank Banks -- --, 1902 Connecticut
- Ann Eyre Banks -- --, 1849 November 27, 1933 Victoria
