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Early Origins of the Ban family

The surname Ban was first found in Champagne, where the family was traced from early times.

Early History of the Ban family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ban research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1276, 1300, 1400, 1429, 1518, 1524, 1544, 1553, 1628, 1684, 1685 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Ban History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ban Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ban, Bans, Band, Bant, Bands, Bants, Bande, Bandes, Bante, Bantes, Baun, Bauns, Baund, Baunds, Baunt, Baunts, du Ban and many more.

Early Notables of the Ban family

More information is included under the topic Early Ban Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Ban migration to the United States +



Ban Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Quattel Ban, who settled in Philadelphia in 1736
  • Michel Ban, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753
  • Bernhard Ban, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1778 1
  • G. Ban, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1788
Ban Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J. Ban, who settled in New York at the age of 40 in 1820
  • Charles Ban, who settled in New York in 1820
  • James Ban, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1822 1
  • Richard Ban, who settled in New York City in 1823
  • Jac Fr Ban, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ban (post 1700) +

  • Jiajia Ban, Bouyei Chinese actress and model
  • Yong Ban (b. 1989), Chinese professional football player
  • Chao Ban, (32-102 CE), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military general of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Gu Ban, (AD 32-92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han
  • Biao Ban, (3-54), Chinese historian and politician born in what is now Xianyang, Shaanxi during the Han dynasty
  • Consort Ban, (c.48 BCE-c.2 BCE), or Ban Jieyu, also known as Lady Ban (Pan), was a Chinese scholar and poet during the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-23 CE)
  • Hyo-jin Ban (b. 2007), South Korean sport shooter


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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