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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 -- --, 1726 September 10, 1728 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- John Banks -- --, 1690 December 0, 1719 Maine
- Percy Hamilton Banks -- --, 1896 April 0, 1939
- Helen Banks -- --, 1933 July 28, 1969 Kentucky
- John Banks -- --, 1746 September 3, 1814 Connecticut
Banks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hannah Banks -- --, 1654 December 0, 1684 Connecticut Colony
- John Miles Banks -- --, 1852 December 1, 1935
- Clementine Arnold Banks -- --, 1860 May 27, 1950
- Samuel M Banks -- --, 1848 December 0, 1915 District of Columbia
- Tillie Marie Banks -- --, 1900 March 3, 1977 Indiana
