Bankes is an English surname that may refer to the following people: Bankes family of prominent gentry in Dorset, England Anne Bankes, English pastellist Charlotte Bankes, British-French snowboarder Edward Bankes, Irish-born American entrepreneur, founder of Bankes Coffee Stores John Eldon Bankes, Welsh judge Lyn Bankes, American politician Peter Bankes, English football referee William Bankes, multiple people. Wikipedia