Bankhead

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank +‎ head. === Proper noun === Bankhead (countable and uncountable, plural Bankheads) A surname. A number of places in Scotland: A village in Aberdeen council area, south of Dyce (OS grid ref NJ8910). A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ6608). A western neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area (OS grid ref NT1971). A suburban area south of Denny, Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8080). A suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6161). A locality in Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta, Canada. A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ==== Statistics ==== 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. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bankhead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95.