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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname BANK,
BANKS, BANKES, BANKE.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.
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BANK, BANKS, BANKES,
BANKE. A
local name meaning "at the bank," i.e. the slope or declivity in the
land. Like all other local monosyllables, it takes a final s,
perhaps the patronymic, as in Jones, Simmonds, &c.; cf. Brooks,
Styles,
&c.
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Reference
Materials
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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