Explore the Family Name Tanks
The meaning of Tanks
English (Staffordshire) and Scottish: variant of Tank, with post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is now very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Tanks in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tanks has moderately increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Tanks was ranked as the 48,293rd most popular surname in the US, while in 2010 it moved up to the 47,107th rank, representing a change of 2.46%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 411 to 451, an increase of 9.73%. However, the proportion of people named Tanks per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.15.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #48,293 | #47,107 | 2.46% |
| Count | 411 | 451 | 9.73% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tanks
When looking at the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we observe some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tanks from 2000 to 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased slightly from 86.86% to 86.47%. Meanwhile, representation of White ethnicity rose from 8.27% to 8.87%, and Hispanic representation grew from 1.22% to 1.33%. Finally, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races went up marginally from 2.19% to 2.22%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 86.86% | 86.47% | -0.45% |
| White | 8.27% | 8.87% | 7.26% |
| Two or More Races | 2.19% | 2.22% | 1.37% |
| Hispanic | 1.22% | 1.33% | 9.02% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |