[Surname] Bankhead
What is a bankhead? Is that part of a riverbank where the river forks? Or perhaps the part where a pier has been built?
Or am I making careless assumptions that 'bank' and 'head' mean what I think they do in this surname...
Or am I making careless assumptions that 'bank' and 'head' mean what I think they do in this surname...
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You'll find the origin of Bankhead at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/bankhead-family-history.ashx?fn=&yr=1840