Eubank is a surname of Old English origin in use since the 13th century, derived from the phrase yew-bank, referring to those who lived near a ridge of
yew
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
* Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...
. Historical spellings include Ewbanke, Ewbanck, Ewbancke, Ewbanche, Ubank, Yuebanc, and Ewbank
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People with the surname
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Carlyle Eubank (born 1987), American writer and screenwriter
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Chris Eubank (born 1966), British boxer
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Chris Eubank Jr (born 1989), British boxer
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Damon R. Eubank (1959–2023), Kentucky historian
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Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank is an American oil painter and expedition artist with a studio in Los Angeles, known for her paintings of bodies of water, as well as ''One Artist Five Oceans,'' in which she sailed and painted all of the world's oceans to raise ...
(born 1968), American painter and expedition artist
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Harold P. Eubank
Harold Porter Eubank (23 October 1924 – 23 March 2006, in Kilmarnock, Virginia) was an American physicist, specializing in magnetic fusion energy research.
Eubank grew up in rural Virginia and then in WW II served in the U.S. Army, receiving a B ...
(1924–2006), American physicist
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James R. Eubank (1914–1952), American lawyer and politician
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John Eubank
John Franklin Eubank (September 9, 1872 – November 3, 1958), nicknamed "Honest John," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1905 to 1907.
Early years
Eubank was born in Servia, Indiana, in 1 ...
(1872–1958), American baseball player
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Mark Eubank
Mark Edwin Eubank is a retired Salt Lake City, Utah television broadcasting meteorologist who served as chief meteorologist for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Career
Eubank joined the KSL-TV channel 5 Television news team in 1990 as their chief meteor ...
(born 1940), American television meteorologist
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Shari Eubank
Shari Eubank (born June 12, 1947) is a retired American actress, best known for her starring role in the Russ Meyer film ''Supervixens''.
Biography
Eubank was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 12, 1947. The following year, her family move ...
(born 1947), American actress
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Sharon Eubank
Sharon Eubank (born October 4, 1963) was the first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 2017 to August 2022. She is also the director of Latter-day Saint Cha ...
(born 1963), American director of Latter-day Saint Charities
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William Eubank
William Eubank (born November 15, 1982) is an American film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. On his first feature film, ''Love (2011 film), Love'', released in 2011, in addition to directorial and director of photography duties, Eubank ...
(born 1982), American film director, screenwriter andcinematographer
Fictional characters
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Balph Eubank
This is a list of characters in Ayn Rand's 1957 novel ''Atlas Shrugged.''
Major characters
The following are major characters from the novel.
Protagonists
Dagny Taggart
Dagny Taggart is the protagonist of the novel. She is vice-president in Ch ...
, character in 1957 novel ''Atlas Shrugged''
See also
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Eubanks (disambiguation) Eubanks may refer to:
* Eubanks (surname)
*Eubank, Kentucky
Eubank is a home rule-class city in Pulaski and Lincoln counties in southern Kentucky. The population was 319 at the 2010 census.
The Pulaski County portion of Eubank is part of the ...
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Ewbank (disambiguation) Ewbank is a United Kingdom company. Ewbank may also refer to:
* Ewbank (name)
*Ewbank da Câmara, municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
* Ewbank scale, a numerical scale for grading the difficulty of rock climbing routes, named after John Ewbank
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Surnames of Old English origin