411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Bankhead
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from en bank head.
Proper noun
~ s
en places.
en January 18. 2018 w:The Guardian 'Hagsploitation': horror's obsession with older women returns Anne Billson Sixty-three-year-old Tallulah Bankhead joined the British studio’s monstrous regiment as the religious fanatic who terrorises her dead son’s girlfriend in Die! Die! My Darling! (1965). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/18/hagsploitation-horrors-obsession-with-older-women-returns https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205844/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/18/hagsploitation-horrors-obsession-with-older-women-returns
A placename.
en number of places cc/Scotland c/UK:
en village carea/Aberdeen south of town/Dyce OS grid ref NJ8910. OS: Aberdeen
en hamlet carea/Aberdeenshire OS grid ref NJ6608. OS: Aberdeenshire
en western neighbourhood city/Edinburgh carea/Edinburgh OS grid ref NT1971.
en suburban area south of town/Denny carea/Falkirk OS grid ref NS8080. OS: Falkirk
en suburb town/Rutherglen carea/South Lanarkshire OS grid ref NS6161.
en locality in Banff National Park, near town/Banff p/Alberta c/Canada.
en neighbourhood city/Atlanta s/Georgia c/USA.
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