Bankhead.
A surname from places.
Meaning & usage
A surname from places.
A placename. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom: A village in Aberdeen council area, south of Dyce (OS grid ref NJ8910).
A placename. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom: A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ6608).
A placename. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom: A western neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area (OS grid ref NT1971).
A placename. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom: A suburban area south of Denny, Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8080).
A placename. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom: A suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6161).
A placename. A locality in Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta, Canada.
A placename. A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Where this word comes from
Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank + head.
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