Find out how popular the last name Pank is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pank.

Pank, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pank surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pank in America

Pank is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pank surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pank.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pank to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pank

The surname Pank is of German origin, deriving from the old German word "Panken" which referred to a type of thickly wooded forest or grove. The name first emerged in the regions of modern-day Bavaria and Austria during the medieval period, around the 12th century.

Early records indicate that the Pank name was commonly associated with individuals who lived near or in densely forested areas, likely serving as a descriptive identifier or reference to their place of residence. Some of the earliest known mentions of the Pank surname can be found in historical documents from the region, such as town records and tax rolls.

One notable early reference to the Pank name is found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a 9th-century manuscript from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This manuscript contains a record of a landowner named Guntramnus Pancho, likely an early variant spelling of the Pank name.

The Pank surname began to spread beyond its original geographical confines as families migrated and settled in other parts of Europe. By the 16th century, individuals bearing the Pank name could be found in various regions of Germany, as well as neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Pank surname was Hans Pank, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Biberach, near Augsburg in Bavaria, during the late 15th century. Another notable early bearer of the name was Johann Pank, a merchant and trader who resided in the city of Nuremberg in the early 16th century, born around 1490.

Throughout the centuries, the Pank surname has been associated with several notable figures across various fields. One such individual was Wilhelm Pank, a German theologian and philosopher born in 1835 in Saxony, who made significant contributions to the study of ethics and moral philosophy.

Another prominent bearer of the Pank name was Friedrich Pank, a German artist and painter born in 1856 in Hanover, known for his landscapes and portraiture during the late 19th century. In the field of literature, there was also Karl Pank, a German novelist and short story writer born in 1891 in Berlin, whose works explored themes of urban life and social commentary.

Other individuals with the Pank surname include Otto Pank, a German military officer and tactician born in 1870, who served in the Imperial German Army during World War I, and Heinrich Pank, a German architect and urban planner born in 1881 in Dresden, who was influential in the development of modern architectural styles in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pank

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pank.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pank was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pank has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pank was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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