Banks

English surname

"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"

Banks Origin and Meaning

The name Banks is a boy's name meaning "one who lives on the hillside or riverbank".

Banks is a topographical surname that refers not to those places where people keep their money but to riverbanks or hillsides, and specifically the people who live on them. Just as Fields is a last name that relates to people who lived in, yes, fields, so Banks was a name originally given to people who dwelled on the banks of a river. Today, used as a first name, Banks is more likely to sound like an upwardly-mobile name related to financial establishments, okay if you're going for the glitter.

Banks Rank in US Top 1000

# 348 in the US

Banks Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 388 on Nameberry

Banks Popularity

• 348 US 2023
• 388 Nameberry 2024
• 202 Unique 2018
• 97 Unisex 2021
• 858 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Banks

• Banksy street artist
• Banks (female) musician
• York Banks Asla son of Tyra Banks
• Banks Violet daughter of Hilary Duff
• Banks Violette contemporary visual artist

Banks in Pop Culture

• Banks family in "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
• Banks family of hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings"
• Banks family in the "Father of the Bride" movies
• Banks family in "Mary Poppins" and referenced in 2012 movie "Saving Mr. Banks"
• "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond " Scottish song